Chapter 222: Chewing the Tongue (I)

Chunying stood by the kang and bowed her head deferentially. There was also a basket at his feet, covered tightly with a gray-blue coarse cloth.

The woman sitting cross-legged on the kang threw a few dirty clothes to a **-year-old girl, ordered her to clean them, and then took a slow sip of tea, glanced at the basket at Chunying's feet out of the corner of her eye, pinched her throat and smiled: "Yo-these things...... It's all done at the discretion of our family, where is the reason for our women's mouths? 'M afraid...... It's not easy, is it? ”

Chunying hurriedly said: "Actually, it doesn't matter, it's just to ask for a letter, and my mother also knows that I am at home now, and I have no errands, so what will happen in the future...... It's always a good student arrangement. Steward Li is in charge of everything, maybe he didn't think of me for a while, but it made my parents anxious, and it was not easy to do what they wanted to do. Steward Li was busy with countless business, and I didn't dare to disturb it, so I had to come to my mother to help remind me. ”

When the woman heard that it was such a simple matter, she straightened her back and cleared her throat. Aim for the basket next to the door. Chunying held the basket over with a very eye-catching smile: "Even if you come to the door, you can't be empty-handed, this is a few snacks made at home, and there are some fresh fruits, if the mother doesn't dislike it, keep it for the child to play." ”

The woman raised her eyebrows, took the basket and lifted the coarse cloth casually, and saw that it was indeed a bag of dim sum and twenty or thirty chestnuts, jujubes, pears and other fresh fruits, her face sank, but then she glanced sharply at the bottom of the fruit There was something, and she reached out and turned it over, it was two modified sauce-colored broad silk wrapped in coarse white cloth, and there were two magpie Dengmei's embroidered purses stuffed next to it. On the side, there is also a pair of gold three things wrapped in a handkerchief, a pair of red gold chiseled hairpins, and at the bottom is a hanging of money wrapped in red paper.

All things are worth more than a dozen taels of silver. The woman's face changed: "Ouch - everyone is on an errand in the same house, why be so polite?" - This fruit is so fresh! The dim sum is also delicious! Did your niece make it herself? Tsk, what a clever kid! ”

Chunying sneered in her heart, but she looked flattering on her face: "It's just some vulgar food, just like it, my mother likes it." ”

"Yes, of course I do!" The woman touched the golden three things and the hairpin and came out, turned her back and looked at it a few more times, and then took the handkerchief again. Even the purse was put into the sleeve, turned around and smiled: "Don't worry, it's just a trivial matter!" Just for your heart, I dare to pack a ticket, and within three days, things will be available. ”

Chunying secretly breathed a sigh of relief and saluted her: "I'm so tired of my mother." After a few more gossip, he got up and took his leave.

The woman, anxious to see the few things, did not keep her, but smiled and went to the door, and turned back. When Chunying was discharged from the hospital, she was greeted by a daughter-in-law, who was a little familiar, and thought about it carefully, wasn't it the one that looked up at her on the dock when she sent Huo Yi yesterday? You can't show that your heart is weak!

Chunying smiled and saluted the daughter-in-law, called "Hello sister-in-law", and then bowed her head. The daughter-in-law watched her walk away, and wondered.

When the woman saw that another guest was coming, she hurriedly gathered all her belongings, and hastily covered them with her household clothes. Only then did he greet him with a smile: "Why did you come at this time?" Sit down, sit down! Another little girl: "Pour tea!" ”

The daughter-in-law smiled and said ten thousand blessings to her, and then sat down by the kang, and immediately asked the other party: "Mother Li, where is the girl who just went out?" How do I look so angry? ”

Li's mother hurriedly said: "You don't recognize her? She is the second daughter of the Lao Lu family, and she was originally waiting in Miss Huo's house. You two were only transferred from Zhuangzi two years ago, and you are always waiting for dispatches in the wife's courtyard, maybe you don't see much, right? ”

The daughter-in-law suddenly said: "It turned out to be her, I remember that it was called Chun or something, right?" I didn't know you had anything to do with her. ”

"What's the deal? It's just a matter of face. Mother Li didn't want to say more, so she took out the snacks and fruits sent by Chunying, "This is what she just sent, can you taste it?" ”

The daughter-in-law glanced at it, smiled and pushed it away. She didn't believe it in her heart, Chunying came here to send these snacks and fruits, maybe she also came to beg Mother Li to do something! With a light cough, she tactfully mentioned her previous request: "I don't know...... I talked about my brother last time......"

Mother Li was originally worried that she would be asked to see the clues, but when she heard her words, she was relieved and sighed: "You are unlucky." Originally, it wasn't a big deal, but Mrs. said yesterday that those shops would all be returned to the Huo family, and the people we originally sent were still going to be withdrawn, so how could we still put people in? ”

The daughter-in-law said stupidly: "It turns out that the rumors are true, and that one made the trouble, right?" She stretched out two fingers and shook them, "I really don't know what that master is going to do!" No matter how noble and pampered she is at home. Now that they're married, it's time to settle down! ”

"Isn't it?!" Li's mother high-fived, "Stirring up discord all day long, it really makes people suspect that she deliberately married in to make trouble!" On the night of the wedding banquet, it was her brother who asked someone to burn down our tea room, but he refused to admit it, saying that we had framed him! He was clamoring to confront the people in our house. Since you have done it, you should have the courage to admit it, what is this?! ”

The daughter-in-law sighed: "How can anyone admit such a thing? That year, he also asked the Imperial Forest Army to burn the garden of our Hou Mansion, isn't it the same dead duck with a hard mouth? After a pause, he returned to the topic: "Those shops really want to be returned?" Do the original people really want to withdraw from it? It's all used to it, isn't it the same to stay? ”

"How can the Huo family be willing? Listening to what our head said, the old people who were replaced in the former shop are still raised in the Huo family, and we are still in the shop, and we can immediately open the door to do business. It's really not going to happen! Mother Li looked at the daughter-in-law with some guilt, and smiled embarrassedly, "You came to ask for help, but I didn't do it, it's mine, Ming'er, I told us to pay more attention to the family, if there is a good or bad, I must keep it for your brother!" ”

The daughter-in-law naturally knows. The shop under the name of the Hou Mansion only entered a group of newcomers a few years ago, but I am afraid that there may not be any more people in three or two years, so I had to respond in a daze, and suddenly remembered Chunying: "The girl from the Lu family who just left, she is in charge of the silk shop, right?" I heard that the shop was originally doing very good business, but it was managed by the road for a few years, but there was no improvement, and even the filial piety in the house was much less, so it can be seen that it is useless. Could it be that the wife just let him eat white rice there? ”

Mother Li laughed dryly: "This ...... He was originally recommended by Xiao Chen's steward, and we are only in charge. Such a big thing, you don't dare to make your own assertions. "Just kidding! It's easy to install a guy, change a steward, is that what the couple can do?!

The daughter-in-law snorted: "Peace is just doing things for my wife." That road was so hateful that it was only promoted by Mrs. Meng's appreciation, but now everything is close to the Hou Ye, but he throws his wife aside. My wife doesn't like such a person! ”

Li's mother just laughed dryly, didn't dare to answer, but talked about other things. The daughter-in-law was unhappy in her heart, and secretly scolded: If it weren't for her brother's failure and her husband didn't like it, she would have asked her wife for grace directly, where would she need to quietly beg for help here? received the gift but couldn't do it, which shows that this Mother Li is also unreliable. It's just that it depends on her own ability.

After chatting a few words, the daughter-in-law also resigned, went back to the house and came to the main courtyard, straightened her clothes and hairpins, put on a smiling face, walked in, and asked to see her wife. The little girl entered the house to report, and after a while, the big girl Peony came out and said a blessing to her with a smile: "Why is Sister-in-law Wu free to come today?" Madame has a guest, so please come and sit in our room. ”

The daughter-in-law Wu family returned the salute with a smile: "Thank you girl." Catching a glimpse of the color of the dress of the maid standing under the porch of the main house, he asked, "Could it be that the guest is the wife of the waiter's house?" ”

"Exactly, please take care of yourself, I have to go back to the house and wait." Peony confessed, took the basin towel handed by the little girl, and turned back to the main house. The Wu family turned around and walked in the direction of the square of a few big girls, and after a few steps, they saw Man Ru coming towards them.

When Manru was downcast before, the Wu family had also been ridiculed, but now that she turned over and met her face-to-face, she was inevitably a little embarrassed. The Wu family hesitated for a moment. Only then did he reluctantly smile and say hello: "Hello Miss Cui." ”

Man Ru glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, mumbled, yes, and walked over with his chin raised. The Wu family only felt angry and funny, gritted their teeth, brushed their sleeves and left.

In the house, the peony waited for An's to wash his face, re-powdered it, and carefully served two cups of new tea before quietly retreating.

An Shi took a sip of tea and smiled at Mrs. Shilang: "Don't laugh, I'm full of grievances, but I have nowhere to go!" As soon as I saw you, I couldn't help but say it. ”

Mrs. Shilang smiled and knocked a melon seed, and said casually: "What is this?" We have always gotten along well, if you tell me your grievances, you are taking me as a confidant, how can I laugh at you? ”

"I knew you would understand!" An Shi rubbed the corners of his eyes again, "The old lady is now sick with the anger of the old second daughter-in-law, I have to be busy asking the doctor to grab the medicine, and I have to arrange the return of the shop, the Hou Ye also sent a fire at me, my heart is really cold, not to mention how uncomfortable it is!" This is something that others have slandered me, and they don't believe my defense, but believe the rumors outside, which is really sad! ”

Mrs. Shilang couldn't help laughing and gave her a blank look: "I said you are a fool, what are those shops?" If you pay it back, you will pay it back, with your furniture, and still put that idea in your eyes? ”

An's heart complained, although the Qingguo Marquis Mansion didn't take a few shops in her eyes, but she always had some private money, right? Who told her that she was not born in a family of rich and wealthy people?

Mrs. Shilang said again: "That little bit of industry, don't talk about your family, it's the Huo family, and you don't take it seriously!" His family's annual income is 120,000 taels for the fleet alone, not counting the land or anything, and a few shops are just to make some fat powder money for the wife and lady of the family! If you say your niece doesn't care, who else dares to say more? These rumors were deliberately spread by those families who were dissatisfied with your house and ruined your family's reputation. The Huo family didn't say anything, after ten days and a half months, no one mentioned this matter, what are you doing with those words? ”

An Shi covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said with a dry smile: "What do you say? Where is the Huo family's fleet? Aren't they all dedicated to the imperial court? ”

"Where?!" Mrs. Shilang had an expression of "you don't know", "The Huo family dedicated the fleet to the emperor, and it was dedicated to the inner library!" Therefore, it is necessary to leave the old people of the Huo family to call. The emperor's grace made a special decree that every year the dividends of the fleet would be divided into 10% to the Huo family. The Huo family is just a few people, and they get 120,000 taels of silver every year. My nephew's daughter-in-law's maiden brother is on an errand in the city, and all the profits he got in Nanyang in the first two years have been in his hands, so he couldn't be clearer about this matter! ”

An Shi only felt a tightness in his chest: "This ...... It's the first time I've heard of it, and I thought his family was ruined......"

Mrs. Shilang smiled: "Even if he loses this silver, his family will not be defeated." Not to mention that there are a few big farms in the south of his house, just say that your aunt and wife took their daughter to Beijing to buy a few granges that year, and the annual income is a lot, I heard that it is now the biological parents of his heir. How do you think his family is defeated? ”

An barely maintained a smile, but his heart was turbulent*, Huo Yi's family was so rich! What were the few shops that were handed over to the Hou Mansion back then? Do you want to call Hanako?! The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and finally supported Mrs. Lang to leave, and when she returned to the house, she dropped the cup: "Call me peace!" Gritted his teeth and thought about it, and then ordered: "Which of the girls who used to wait for Miss Huo Jiabiao was close to her?" Call me too! ”

The little girls hurriedly responded, Peony stepped forward in shock to appease, the Wu family followed her carefully, lifted the curtain and secretly looked into the house, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Manru turning out from behind the curtain, the two glanced at each other, then looked away, and each thought in their hearts.