Chunying suddenly felt that her nose was sour, and her vision gradually blurred: "Second uncle..."

Second Uncle Lu rushed up in three steps and two steps, pulled Chunying's arm, and asked with concern, "Are you hurt?" Does it hurt? These people often beat you?! Without waiting for Chunying to answer, he became angry first, glaring fiercely at the shopkeeper Shi and Aunt Cheng and said, "You are so bold!" We Chun'er never received a finger when we were at home, even if we did something wrong, we were beaten and scolded by a serious master, what are you?! Dare to hit her too?! ”

Aunt Cheng shouted unconvinced: "It's just a little girl, what's there to beat?" I will fight if I love to fight, and I will scold if I love to scold! The stone shopkeeper stopped her with a headache: "Sister, let's say a few words." This man, we don't treat Koharu badly on weekdays. ”

"I watched this wicked woman beat her with my own eyes, which is also called no mistreatment?!" Second Uncle Lu was even more angry, he knew that this shop was the property of his wife An's mother's family, but the master of the An family was just a small Guanglu Temple, and he was really not a powerful character for him, who had served in the Hou Mansion for generations. The so-called prime minister's concierge seven officials, when he was in the past, how many petty officials and wealthy businessmen rushed to slap him, even if he was temporarily down, he had the signboard of the Hou Mansion on his head, and he did not dare to be rude to him. Chunying is his niece, who was originally a chaffin, but he was wantonly beaten and scolded by a shrew in the market, how could he not be annoyed? ”

Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate, Chunying woke up, she didn't have a good impression of the eldest mother, but after getting along for a few months, the shopkeeper Shi had always treated her very well, so she hurriedly said to Second Uncle Lu: "Second uncle, forget it, I don't hurt at all, Shopkeeper Shi treats me very well, don't scold him." ”

Second Uncle Lu was suspicious, and at this time, another person walked in outside the door: "Uncle Jun, Lao Shi is a good person, and he will not treat your niece and daughter badly, just look at my face and go around them." ”

This person looks only eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin and a fairly delicate appearance, but when he smiles, his eyebrows and eyes are thin, and he looks a little like Xiao Chen's manager.

Chun Ying had a shadow in her heart, and took two steps back and lowered her head.

Shopkeeper Shi hurriedly made a gesture to the man: "Little brother Changsheng, why are you here?" But does the proprietor have something to command? ”

The immortal little brother smiled and said, "No, this Uncle Jun is my friend, I brought him to see his niece and daughter." ”

Second Uncle Lu said with a straight face: "Not only do I want to look, but I also want to take people away!" Chunying was overjoyed: "Second uncle? You're here to take me home? Second Uncle Lu's eyes softened: "Naturally, I want to take you away, and you are not a girl here." ”

Changsheng smiled bitterly and said to him, "Uncle Jun, it's hard for me to explain to my brother like this. "What's so hard to explain? When he went out, he instructed that he would come and receive them in a few days. Didn't your dad ask you to help manage a few shops? You can still do that, Lord, right? Second Uncle Lu didn't want to talk to him at all, so he picked up Chunying and turned around and left, "That's it, I'll talk to my niece first, think about it!" ”

Chun Ying walked out of the shop with him, and heard Aunt Cheng's angry shouts and the voice of the stone shopkeeper reassuring her behind her. She felt that the second uncle's palms were very warm, and her heart was very steady, and suddenly she wanted to cry: "Second uncle, I miss you so much..."

Second Uncle Lu turned his head and sighed: "You girl is really... It's not worrying! He looked around: "Is there a quiet teahouse or restaurant nearby?" Second Uncle wants to talk to you quietly. Although I want to take you back immediately, I have to let go of the immortal. Let's talk about how you've spent the past few months, and they really haven't treated you badly? Do you often beat and scold you, making you hungry? ”

"Only Aunt Cheng often scolds me, and occasionally beats me, but I don't have a heavy hand, and there is no shortage of food and clothing, but it's not as good as at home." Chunying took his hand and motioned to an intersection not far ahead, "It's a dead alley there, and there are no people living in the houses on three sides, so if you go there and talk, you won't be afraid of being heard." She has been frugal for the past few months, and she didn't need to go to the teahouse to say a few words, so she pointed to a place.

The uncle and nephew walked into the dead alley, the ground was still clean, and there were no lights or people around, so Chunying immediately asked, "Who is that Changsheng?" Didn't he let me go home? Xiao Chen's steward went out? ”

Second Uncle Lu said: "Steward Xiao Chen went to Jiangnan in early May, and I don't know when I will be able to come back, and I heard that he may not be able to finish his work before the end of the year." That Changsheng was originally his cousin, Changsheng's father Chen Rui, who was Xiao Chen's uncle, but he never married with his brother's family to our mansion. This silk shop is the property of my wife's mother's family, and the second uncle heard the news early and knew that you were there, but he was worried that it would alarm the people of the An family, and they didn't know if they would send you away, so they finally waited until the rumors in the house passed, and then asked Changsheng to bring me. Don't worry, he said no, but he didn't necessarily think so in his heart. Steward Xiao Chen is not in the capital, I took you away, and he doesn't know. ”

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it was her biggest wish in the past few months to get rid of this kind of non-stop work every day, and her tone immediately added a little cheerfulness: "Then when can we leave?" Is it going back to a new home? The family has moved into a new house, right? ”

"I moved in, but you can't go back yet."

"Huh?!" Chunying was taken aback and became a little stammered, "No, it's not that ..."

Second Uncle Lu sighed again, frowned and said to Chunying, "I have also inquired about what you caused in the mansion." You girl, you're stupid! The young masters above love to fight around, what does it have to do with you? Why do you want to get in there? If you see something you shouldn't see, just think you're blind! ”

Chunying blinked, a little frustrated: "I... I'm just a little angry... It's a human life..."

"You girl..."Second Uncle Lu slammed her on the head, "There are more people who know that kind of thing, and you are still missing?" If you want to denounce it, it's a big girl with a head and a face, otherwise if you say a few words casually, who will believe it? This time it was good luck, the second young master did not keep his work secret, so that others could see it, so that the matter spread. When he is moldy, your father and I dare to come to you. ”

Chun Ying lowered her head with a bang, and Second Uncle Lu ignored her, turning her head to stare at a pile of gravel in the corner of the wall, as if she wanted to see flowers from above. After a while, Chun Ying asked in a low voice, "What's going on in the house?" Now that the matter of the second young master has spread... Why can't I go home yet? ”

Second Uncle Lu glared at her, and then said the reason: "You have only been out of the house for two days, and the second young master has decided on family affairs, and soon there are rumors in the house that he is so good at the south wind, and he is locked in the study on weekdays, but in fact, he is not studying, but tossing a few small guys in a different way." The people around him persuaded him, and he also ate and hung up. He was also seen going into the garden with a girl, but he came out alone, and the girl died in the garden. That girl was not used to seeing him fooling around with the little guy on weekdays, and people said that it must have annoyed him that caused this murderous disaster. These rumors were originally only circulated among the servants, but later, for some reason, Hou Ye and his wife heard it, Hou Ye was angry, and his wife put on a full life women's crown dress again, and seriously knelt down in front of the old lady and Hou Ye, saying that conniving at the second young master like this would only ruin his future. The old lady was so angry that she refused to listen to Aunt Hua's cry, so Hou Ye sent someone to send the second young master to Xishan Zhuangzi, and ordered him to study in the village with peace of mind. Although this matter has been suppressed, there are always some rumors, and many people are talking in private, you happened to be out of the house at that time, and some people suspected what you saw in the garden, and asked the second young master to teach a lesson. Mrs. doesn't want outsiders to know about these ugly things, and now that the house is under pressure, won't you get into trouble if you go back? It's better to spend more time outside. ”

Chunying kicked the corner of the wall in disappointment, and muttered: "How long will you stay..."She hasn't seen her family for a few months, she used to be on an errand in the house and didn't have time, but now she can go back... She looked up sharply and asked Second Uncle Lu, "Why did Second Uncle come over today?" What about my dad and my mom?! ”

"It's not time for them to come to see you for the time being." Second Uncle Lu said, "Your father received an errand and went south with Xiao Chen's steward, and your mother doesn't know the way, so naturally she can only let me come." When Changsheng is relieved, you can follow me to my place, and when the rumors of the second young master subside, you can go home again. The third young master has already made up for your shortcomings, even if you go back, you can't continue to work with him, wait for the people in his yard to have a vacancy. ”

Chun Ying was stunned, although she had long thought that someone would take her place, but she didn't expect that she would not be able to go back to the house, thinking of her missing belongings and clothes, she was a little angry. Who sent her out of the house in the first place? Listening to what the second uncle said, it doesn't seem to be the Hou Ye, but it may be the wife, and Yunxiang Pavilion happens to be the property of the An family.

Second Uncle Lu saw that she was looking down and thinking about something, her eyes were rolling, and she thought that she was going to produce some demon moth: "You give me some peace to stay at home and go out less." My small courtyard is close to the Hou Mansion, and I don't know when I will meet someone in the mansion, and if I accidentally leak my mouth, it will be troublesome. You are not allowed to be so reckless in the future, this time the third young master has the heart to protect you, otherwise you really have to come out stupidly, who knows if the second young master will 'miss' kill you again?! ”

Chun Ying shrank her head, but there was a trace of doubt in her heart: Could it be that it was the third young master who sent her out? But wasn't it said well that day? What is the reason for suddenly beating yourself with a stick? Is Zhou Nian also involved? She was a little displeased, if they didn't want to spread the word by themselves, just say it, if they want to get out of the house by themselves, they can also open their mouths frankly, all she can rely on is them, even if she is reluctant, she will not disobey their will, why did they stun her?!

Thinking that after going home with her second uncle, even going out would be restricted, and the degree of freedom was far less than now, she was a little hesitant, should she stay on Funing Street for a longer time? At least no one knows who she is here.

However, she has no masochistic tendencies, and she is not very happy when she thinks that staying on Funing Street means doing a lot of work every day, and she will be scolded by Aunt Cheng and possibly beaten. According to Aunt Cheng's current mental state, she didn't have the heart to teach her anything, and she just suffered in vain when she stayed, but the shopkeeper Shi was so good, she was a little reluctant.

After thinking about it again, she finally made up her mind: "Second uncle, I know it's wrong, I will do what you say in the future, let's go back!" "No matter what, it's better to follow the second uncle than to be enslaved.

Second Uncle Lu nodded with satisfaction, and then took Chunying back to Yunxiang Pavilion, Aunt Cheng was no longer in the store, she must have gone back to the upstairs room, the shopkeeper Shi was talking to Changsheng with an account book, and when he saw them coming in, he hurriedly stood up: "Brother Lu, it's really rude today... Have you eaten? Koharu made a meal... Let's have two drinks, and I'll make amends to you..."

Second Uncle Lu waved his hand: "There's no need to be polite, I'm angry, but I misunderstood my brother." I've heard what Chun'er said, thank you for taking care of her so much. ”

Shopkeeper Shi rubbed his hands, and smiled a little embarrassed on his fat face: "Where, I'm just..." I'm going to take my niece away tonight. Your brother is no longer in the capital, and there is no big problem, so you should respond, and I will invite you to eat and drink tomorrow. ”

Changsheng said helplessly: "You've talked about this, what else can I do?" Go on, go on, in case Brother Ping An gets angry, I will definitely say that you forced me to agree. ”

Second Uncle Lu smiled indifferently, and asked Chunying to pack her luggage, and she didn't even have to eat. Chun Ying looked at the stone shopkeeper hesitantly and saluted him: "Shopkeeper, I'm sorry..."

"What do you say?" The stone shopkeeper smiled, but there was some sadness in his eyes, "You know the way, right?" I remember coming back often, I have lived in one home for so long..."

"Hey." Chunying's voice was a little choked, she lowered her head and went back to the room to wrap up a few pieces of clothes, took the broken silver and the embroidery work, and walked downstairs, and heard Aunt Cheng scolding the fox spirit in the room from a distance. She sighed and went back to the store to say goodbye to the shopkeeper again.

When I left, I was really reluctant. Chunying looked back at Yunxiang Pavilion, and in the moonlight, it seemed so quiet. The months of living here were tiring but fulfilling. If she has the opportunity, she will come back to visit the shopkeeper Shi's family, hoping that Aunt Cheng will be smarter and not be defeated by the concubine.

Approaching the carriage prepared by Second Uncle Lu step by step, Chun Ying wanted to climb up, and suddenly remembered another person: "Second Uncle, can you go around to the end of the street?" I have a friend who lives there, and I'm going to say goodbye to him. ”