Chapter XVI Utilization
The main room was quiet, and there was a sound of needles falling.
Lingzhi and Lanzhi, the girls who were sitting under the north window of the hall doing needlework, hurriedly got up and gave Jiang Zhanwei a blessing, and said softly, "Third master." ”
At this time, it was the beginning of the new year, and Jiang Jiu was taking a lunch break in the Westinghouse. Her health is not good, and she has to sleep until the beginning of Shen Shichu before getting up. Her consciousness was shallow, and the people of Qingfeng Temple didn't dare to make a noise to wake her up.
Jiang Zhanwei nodded and went to the east side room.
Usually this is the time for Jiang Zhankui to walk his dog, because it is raining today, he consciously writes in the East House. Together with the five-year-old ninth master Jiang Zhanyan, he only went to school for half a day in the morning.
Seeing his brother coming, Jiang Zhankui put down his pen and jumped off the kang, ran to pull his brother's big hand, and said happily, "Third brother, I have good news for you, I heard Sister Lingzhi say that my grandfather has reacted." Although the Lu family made the third brother faceless, if she rushed to her grandfather, the third brother would also have credit. In the future, grandmothers, grandfathers, and fathers will all pay attention to the third brother. ”
Jiang Zhanwei sneered in his heart, what kind of credit is this, this is what he should do for the family as a concubine!
He is a concubine, a petty official of the eighth rank who eats and waits for death, relying on the eldest princess and grandmother to live a rich and prosperous life without worrying about food and clothing, waiting for a lot of family business in the future. He enjoyed the wealth brought to him by the mansion, and he was the first to be used by the family at a critical time.
He has known since he was a child that the concubine is not valued, and the concubine in this family is even less treated by the elders, and even disliked. But he didn't expect that he, a concubine, would be ignored and despised to such an extent.
The grandfather is seriously ill and needs his grandson to marry Chongxi, if he does not marry, he must be married, he has no place to hide. However, he has been married for two years, and he will be married in two months, and even the new yard of the marriage has been renovated. And the fourth and fifth brothers did not have a daughter-in-law, and they were also of the same age, just because they were sisters-in-law and they were concubines, the father and the family forcibly retired his daughter-in-law and let him marry the woman with a bad reputation.
Thinking of Miss Shu who was dismissed, Jiang Zhanwei's heart hurt again.
Shu Mingwei, he once thought that he would know her for the rest of his life, but he was beaten by them. He had seen her twice, she was beautiful and gentle, and Hui Zhilan had a heart...... However, she no longer belonged to herself.
He was angry, he complained, but there was nothing he could do to change it, so he had to obey, accept his fate, and marry that woman.
The Lu family was even more annoying, why didn't he hang himself in his own house because he didn't want this family business, but he hanged himself in the cave room, which became the talk of the streets and alleys, making him lose face. He still did not dare to appear in front of his colleagues and friends, for fear of seeing their sympathetic or disdainful eyes. These days, he ran away and hid in the Fengguo Mansion, because only Brother Xie would not laugh at him......
He is a man, even if he marries the wrong person, it is a big deal to ignore it. But what if my sister's marriage is used by the family? A few days ago, he heard from a colleague who was also a concubine that his sister was married by family marriage to the remote Yongcheng, and that person was a sick man who died less than two months after getting married. The mother-in-law's family actually said that her sister Kefu rubbed her every day, and she couldn't stand the harsh treatment of her mother-in-law's family, so she committed suicide by throwing herself into a well......
Thinking of that crumpled little man, he finally survived and grew up little by little. If she is used by her family and marries into an inappropriate family and suffers...... The weak Jiang Jiu jumped into Jiang Zhanwei's eyes, and his heart tightened.
"She" took his hand before she died, telling him to keep a low profile and forbearance, take care of his younger brothers and sisters, not to be an eyesore, and say that it will be better to live when the family is separated in the future......
Actually, he's not bad at all. In Guozijian, if he worked a little harder, his grades could be in the top few, he believed that as long as he wanted to, he would definitely be able to be admitted to the juren and jinshi, but he gave up this opportunity.
Sometimes, he really wants to show his strength, so that those who underestimate him will no longer underestimate him.
However, thinking of "her" before she died, as well as the boredom in his father's eyes, the indifference in his grandfather's eyes, the diaphragm in his mother's eyes, and the persecution of his son-in-law in some families, his siblings who were much younger than him, he gave up all competitiveness...... Bear with it, endure until you break up.
Jiang Zhanwei endured it for more than ten years, but before he could split up, his self-esteem was suppressed into the dust, and his life was shattered.
Although he is a concubine and has been forbearing, he knows how strong his self-esteem is and how high his heart is. was slapped in the face like this, and he had endured it to the limit. If he continues to endure it, he might as well die.
Besides, he can't even take care of his own life, how can he take care of his younger siblings? Some of the original ideas are wrong.
On the way, he had already heard that the second housekeeper Lin had said that his grandfather had reacted, and he also guessed the reason why the eldest princess and the second master were in a hurry to find him to return to the house. The thought of having sex with such a woman made him disgusted.
For the sake of filial piety, there are some things that you can't do if you don't do them, and if you don't do them, you are not filial. If you do it, you can not only fulfill your filial piety, but also talk about the conditions for yourself, so that it is possible to get out of this home and seek a future for yourself and your younger siblings......
Now it seems that Lu's hanging may not be a bad thing for him. If she hadn't made this scene, he wouldn't even have grievances. But she made a fuss, and he made a fuss again, not at the elders, but at the Lu family.
Although he hated the Lu family, he also had to admit that if he made good use of the Lu family, he would strive for more benefits for himself.
Jiang Zhanwei sat down, pulled Jiang Zhankui to him and said, "The Lu family is the daughter-in-law that the third brother married for his grandfather Chongxi, you can't call her Lu, you have to call her the third sister-in-law." Also, you don't care about these things, you only do two things now. One is to work hard and earn your own future in the future. The other thing is to take good care of my sister and not let her be bullied. His eyes looked out the window and continued, "Her words are wrong, no matter how forbearance she is, the three of us will not have a good time." Only when you are strong can you control your own destiny. We are men, and the woman we marry is not good, so we can ignore it, or even give it up. But my sister is different, if she marries the wrong in-law, she will suffer for the rest of her life. We not only have to earn a future for ourselves, but also for our sister......"
After speaking, his eyes returned to Jiang Zhankui's body.
Jiang Zhankui didn't understand. It turned out that my brother said that they were concubines and concubines, so they should be forbearing, not to attract the resentment of their father and mother-in-law, not to invite their grandfather's displeasure, and not to take the edge of their son-in-law. Even if you are working hard, you must work hard secretly. also said that this was "her" instructions before she died, saying that only in this way would they not be in the way of their eyes, and their lives would be better. But now how has my brother's tone changed?
Jiang Zhankui felt that as long as he listened to his brother's words, he would not be wrong. Especially when he heard that he was going to hold up a piece of heaven for his sister, his small chest straightened, nodded vigorously and said, "Well, I know, I will take care of my sister." ”