Chunying was taken aback: "What's going on?!" After thinking about it, "By the way, it's because the eldest young grandmother is pregnant that the eldest young master temporarily put aside foreign affairs and concentrate on taking care of his wife, right?" ”

"That's what I said on the surface." Mother Lu leaned over mysteriously, "But in private, everyone guessed that it was the wife who saw that the eldest young master was in charge of too many things, and she was afraid that he would sit big, so she took the opportunity to replace him." Everyone knows that Xiao Chen's steward is his wife's confidant, and he is young and capable, so I am afraid that he will take over the affairs of the grange from now on, and he will never let the eldest young master touch his hands again. ”

"What? So what to do?! Chunying was anxious, "Will the father and second uncle be affected?" ”

Mother Lu smiled and held her down: "It's okay, although your father has already said that he wants to go, but when he really transferred it, Xiao Chen's steward had already taken over, and he didn't treat your father as the eldest young master's person at all." But your second uncle is unlucky, everyone knows that he is used to being used by the eldest young master, and he has been idle for almost a month! Fortunately, Xiao Chen's steward is a good person, seeing that your second uncle is honest, he took him with him to run errands again, after all, your second uncle has helped the eldest young master for so long, and everything in Zhuangzi is clear. ”

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay......" but immediately became worried again: "What will happen in the future?" If the eldest young master has been idle, can my father and second uncle still go with him? "Although she had long heard that the eldest young grandmother was pregnant, and the eldest young master went home to concentrate on taking care of the pregnant woman, she never expected that her family would be affected so much, and they would have to rely on the eldest young master to help them get out of the country, will things change?

Mother Lu hesitated for a moment and muttered, "Still going with him?" He's hard to protect himself......"

Chunying glanced at her mother unconvinced: "No. It's temporary! Hou Ye should still think very highly of the young master, and when the young grandmother gives birth, he will ask him to continue to take care of things! ”

"What if Master Hou doesn't call it?!" Lu Ma Yi depressed. neck, "If the wife refuses to let the eldest young master continue to take care of things, and only asks him to live a quiet life at home, and wait for two years to give him some land and property, and send him out, what will happen to our family?!" ”

Chunying was speechless for a while. It's a possibility, but if that's it. Isn't it a shame to give up? So he said: "Even if this is the case, the eldest young master will not only take his wife and children to go out separately, Hou Ye will definitely divide a few families to him, and we still have a chance to ask for naturalization?" ”

Mother Lu snorted: "Isn't it a good day for us?" If it's with. He can only be poor when he leaves, so it is better to stay! She pulled Chunying over and whispered: "I tell you, your father is now with Xiao Chen's steward, although he is just doing some chores, but because Xiao Chen's steward often takes him to the countryside to collect rent, the head of the village is always filial, Xiao Chen's steward is generous, and the people who brought it have gained a lot of benefits, your father is the most honest, this month also got seven or eight taels of silver in hand, and now he has entered the wax moon, and the grange will send filial piety to him, your father will pick up people, needless to say, there will be benefits." Xiao Chen's steward said, your father is honest and fair, after two years, he will be assigned a Zhuangzi to take care of him, and your father will also be a steward at that time! ”

Sounds tempting...... Chunying took a breath and bit her lip.

Mother Lu continued: "Think about it, your Aunt Lu's family, isn't it because of the tube. With a big Zhuangzi, is there today's dignity? When your father becomes the steward, there is no need to worry about the silver, our family moves to the village, and we also try the taste of a rich man, and when your brother grows up, he will beg for the grace of Mrs. Hou to let it out, just like your Aunt Lu's family, that is the great dignity! She smiled on her face, as if she had seen the appearance of her own family. She secretly envied the old sisters for a day or two, and she became proud when she thought that one day she would have such a blessing.

But Chun Ying is a little. I don't feel happy, according to the old lady, my family's life is better, but leaving the country has become far away. She asked dryly, "How many years did Aunt Lu's family work to redeem herself?" Mother didn't think about it? ”

"Well...... Lu's mother stretched out ten fingers and counted, "She is older than me, and she got married early, I remember that Lu Da was already in charge of the grange at that time...... It's almost twenty years, and she got a son after ten years of marriage, otherwise our two families would have ordered a baby kiss! ”

"That's it!" Chunying said angrily, "Didn't you say that you would go out of the house to find a good family for your sister?" If you wait for your father to become a steward, in another twenty years, the daylily will be cold! My younger brother just left the country at that time, and it was too late to go to school! And Aunt Lu's family can be released, or the blessing of the second room family coming back! If we can't get out of the country in the future, won't we have to be slaves for the rest of our lives?! "The most important thing is that she must not be a maid for so many years! She would never let anyone manipulate her life!

Mother Lu couldn't help but hit her in the head: "Confused! If your father is in charge, he will naturally have a way to kiss your sisters! Steward Liu in the courtyard is just a purchaser, and now he is telling his daughter that he is looking for a solid family in the east of the city, and I heard that there are seven or eight hectares of land at home! Your sister is a hundred times stronger than Liu Xi'er, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to ask for a good relative?! ”

Chunying was anxious: "Who said this?" Steward Xiao Chen just said it, God knows if you can believe it or not? And even if my father becomes the manager, the lives of our family are still in the hands of others, and it is not up to us to decide who my sister will marry. Mother, haven't you heard about Qing'er? She was originally a decent big girl, but she made a little mistake, saying that she would be killed, and the things belonged to someone else! As a human slave, no matter how much money you have, it is not your own! ”

Mother Lu hurriedly said: "Are you talking about the Qing'er of the Zhong family?" That's because her hands and feet are not clean! Your sisters don't do such a thing, so how can you compare her? ”

Chunying rubbed her forehead with a headache, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Mother, although my father's future seems to be very good, I will ...... if I stay in the house is getting richer and richer, but after all, we are born in a family, and no matter how rich we are, we can't do it. It's still the big steward! But when the master said it, he immediately became a poor egg! We still have to leave our nationality and become ordinary people before we can be our own masters. Mother, don't be blinded by the silver, you will regret it, don't talk about the eldest young master when the time comes, even the second uncle will blame us! ”

It doesn't matter if you follow that Xiao Chen to work first, but if you turn your back on the eldest young master because of this, it will be troublesome, no matter what the eldest young master says, he is also the biological son of the Hou Ye, and he will never leave the house in the future, so the Lu family must not break this road!

Mother Lu was persuaded by her for a long time, and she calmed down a little, thinking about it, it seemed that her daughter was quite reasonable, she was silent for a while, and then said: "Chun'er, let me tell you honestly, I mentioned these things to your father, and what he said makes sense." Our family, not counting your little brother, since I was born, I will only serve people, although I do a good job of needlework, but I can't go out and only rely on needlework to feed the family, right? I really don't know, what else can we do? If you still go to serve others, it is better to stay in the Hou Mansion. It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, the Hou family has a big business, and there will never be a mouthful of food for us, and the people outside don't dare to provoke us easily. You didn't look at the two of Nandeng brothers, they were kicked out, and if they didn't rely on it, any gangster would dare to come to the door to make trouble. It's not easy to live outside! ”

Speaking of Nandeng and his wife, Chunying had something to say: "What's so difficult about this? I don't know how to farm, but it's okay to start a small business. We can open a snack shop like Brother Nandeng and Sister Hongyu, and ensure that customers are coming! ”

Mother Lu gave her a blank look: "You still mention them!" Yes, their business is good, but unfortunately it's too good! Now someone is going to force them to leave! What about free bodies? There is no power and no power, the life of the little people is not as comfortable as our slaves! ”

Chunying hurriedly grabbed her arm: "What? Someone forced them to leave?! What's going on?! ”

"I heard that someone is jealous of that shop." Mother Lu tilted her head and thought for a while, "Several shops in the vicinity have been forced away, and it is estimated that Nandeng and his family will not last long." They came here half a month ago, and they happened to meet Hongyu's mother's funeral, tsk, her father collected his daughter's silver with the front foot, and drove his daughter and son-in-law out with the back foot, and I blushed for him! I heard that he was going to give Hongyu's sister-in-law to the son of the Wu family, but because the second lady refused, it didn't happen. Hongyu cried like something, I left her to sit down, listening to the tone of the little brother Nandeng, they were planning to go to Hejian Mansion, and a distant relative of the Xu family opened a tavern there and wanted to change hands, and the couple also had a few money in their hands, and they just bought it. ”

Chunying never expected this kind of change, and was so surprised that she was speechless for a while, and after a while, she remembered the other partner of Red Lantern Ji: "What about Hu Gongzi?" Isn't Gongzi Hu the young master of the imperial merchant? Then who is so powerful that even Hu Gongzi doesn't dare to speak?! ”

Mother Lu snorted: "Don't mention Master Hu!" The Hu family is now unable to protect itself! ”

Chunying hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The old man of the Hu family heard that he was seriously ill, and several imperial businessmen joined forces to rob their business, and the eldest young master of the Hu family was busy outside, and that Hu Gongzi had to stay at home to take care of his father, where did he have the leisure to take care of such a small business?"

Chunying didn't know what it was like in her heart, and the little business that she had finally built collapsed silently when she didn't know it, and she didn't know the news until so many days later. Although it wasn't her shop, it took a lot of effort anyway, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Is it really that hard to make a living outside? Maybe she underestimated the risks of doing business, the business is not good and she is afraid of losing money, the business is too good, and someone will come to make an idea, so what should she do? In front of her, it seemed that there was a road full of thorns.

Mother Lu was still there with broken thoughts, constantly talking about the risks of leaving the country and the benefits of staying in the house, but Chunying did not refute her words again. It's useless to say anything now, the eldest young master has been seized of power, and the second uncle is unclear, no matter how stupid she is, she will not be foolish to a person who has only seen her from afar a few times, and let her father take the risk of going against her boss, it seems that she still has to think of other ways......

In the evening, Chunying said goodbye to her family with a lot of heart and returned to the Hou Mansion in a small car. This time, the car was empty, except for a torn quilt. She wasn't in the mood to care about what was going on, so she entered the house, thanked the mother-in-law who was driving, and went back to Huanhuaxuan.

Manru waited for her at the gate of the courtyard early, and when she saw her, she breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and greeted her: "Is the road still smooth?" Everything delivered? ”

Chunying nodded: "It's delivered." Aunt Cui also asked me to bring you a padded jacket. With that, he handed over the burden given by Widow Cui. Manru's eyes were red, and she took it with a smile: "I said that I have clothes to wear, I don't need her to bother with this, I just don't listen to ......" She held the burden in her arms and pulled Chunying into the courtyard door: "There are a few newcomers here today, one of them is a mung bean in the wife's courtyard, saying that he wants to manage the small kitchen with Aunt Li, and you will go to work under Sister Meixiang in the future, and arrange other work when the spring opens." ”

Chun Ying's feet paused: "Why?" How well did I work with Aunt Li? "Mung Bean, she also knows, Aunt Li's daughter, mother and daughter are on an errand together, of course it's good, but she doesn't want to lose her errand!

"I heard that it was my wife's words, because this time it was a problem with tea and food, and I was afraid that someone would take advantage of it." Manru said with a smile, "It's only a few months of hard work, you can bear with it, besides, Sister Mei Xiang's side is only leisurely, you can enjoy it with peace of mind!" ”

Chunying pursed her lips, a little depressed, she was used to working in the small kitchen, and she was not afraid of not having enough to eat there. Soon she thought of a question: If she didn't work in the kitchen, could she still send snacks to Zhou Nian?! That's a big deal about her reward!

As soon as she thought of this, she was anxious, and wanted to ask Sanshao for clarification, and swept around the courtyard, but she didn't see his figure, so she pondered to find an excuse to go to the backyard.

Manru pushed her: "What do you want?" Look over there and see who's who? ”

Chun Ying looked at her fingers in a daze, and saw a familiar little face smiling at her next to Shi'er's head, and couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Wisteria?!" How did you end up here?! Could it be that you've been transferred too?! ”

It was the wisteria that led her the way on the day she entered the mansion, and her face smiled brightly: "Isn't it me?" I didn't expect my wife to call me. Luckily you're all acquaintances, otherwise I'd have panicked. ”

Chunying ran over with a smile, she knew that there would be newcomers, but she was also afraid that the people who would come would be difficult to get along with, and now she knew that there were mung beans and wisteria, so she was relieved.

Wisteria laughed a few words with Chunying, Shi'er and the others, and then turned to Manru and smiled meaningfully: "Sister Cui, I got the letter, congratulations, you are really decent in front of your wife!" ”

Manru's face changed: "What, what?" ”。.。