A group of people walked in with an elderly man wearing a royal blue Fushou pattern.

The old man was in his early fifties, a tall man with gray hair, long eyebrows and smiling eyes, very kind, and looked like a kind birthday star.

He stood in front of the courtyard gate, looked at the courtyard with a smile, and then looked at Zhu Youning standing in the patio.

"Nine girls."

Zhu Youning's heart tightened slightly, and he stepped forward to salute, "Granddaughter greets grandfather." ”

"Get up."

Old lady Zhu stood with her hands in her hands, looked at Zhu Youning, and saw that her face was ruddy, obviously she had recovered her health, and she waved her hand behind her with a satisfied chin.

The entourage immediately carried the baggage, boxes, meat, eggs, vegetables and other items into the courtyard.

"Old lady, where is it?"

Old lady Zhu looked at Zhu Youning.

Zhu Youning pointed to the hut in the corner.

The people rushed in and neatly piled up things in half the room.

The movement in the courtyard alarmed the other three families, and the mother-in-law and the man, who were not on duty today, hurriedly came out to kowtow to the old lady, and their families also followed the confused salute.

Old lady Zhu smiled warmly and said, "Get up." ”

The sneer on Mrs. Li's face was vivid, and she squeezed out a few folds from the corners of her eyes and cheeks that could trap mosquitoes.

"The old lady came to see Miss Nine in person, it's really kind."

"yes, yes." The crowd agreed.

Old lady Zhu raised her hand.

Mrs. Li and the others retreated with great eyes. There was also a child who was curious, stood still and was pulled out by her mother with her mouth covered.

Soon only Old Lady Zhu and Zhu Youning were left in the small courtyard.

The old lady's entourage and cronies kept watch over the courtyard gate, and no one was allowed to approach.

Zhu Youning went to the house and brought a dilapidated little pestle, "Grandfather, please take a seat." Then he looked up at Old Lady Zhu.

Old lady Zhu looked at the little pestle, thought about it and sat down with a hem, and the pestle made an overwhelmed "squeak".

"Nine girls, are you well?"

"Yes." It turned out that the old lady knew that she was sick.

It's no wonder that she remembered that her father once took her back and knocked on the door of the Zhu family that day.

"Why don't you like to talk? Could it be that your grandfather didn't come to see you before? ”

"The granddaughter didn't." Zhu Youning tried his best to speak according to the habits of the original owner.

Old lady Zhu smiled slightly, and didn't care what Zhu Youning thought, "Originally, I didn't ask your mother and daughter to move out, but just drove away your father, but your mother insisted on taking you out to suffer with you, and you can't blame others, you want to blame, only blame your mother for not knowing the times." ”

Zhu Youning lowered his head and did not say a word.

Old Lady Zhu asked gently: "Do you know why my grandfather didn't come to see you and didn't pay attention to you when I heard that you were sick before?" ”

Zhu Youning shook his head cooperatively: "My granddaughter doesn't know." ”

"Because of our Zhu family's family motto: survival of the fittest, respect for the strong, every Zhu family member can only have the value of existence if it is helpful to the family."

Old lady Zhu smiled and patiently explained to Zhu Youning, "The brothers and sisters who originally left you in the same room are at home, thinking that they will find a good family for you in the future, and it will also help the family." But your mother led you out privately, and you didn't even know how to take the initiative to go back, your mother and daughter are not as knowledgeable about current affairs as your two aunts and sisters. ”

Zhu Youning lowered his head and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"If you can't afford to be sick, you will be of no use to your family, where is the value of paying attention? But thankfully, you're better now. Squinting at Zhu Youning's expression, the old lady laughed out loud, "What, are you not convinced?" ”

"The granddaughter doesn't, the granddaughter doesn't dare."

"Hmm. Forgive me for not daring. You should also think about how to contribute to the family. Our Zhu family doesn't raise useless people. Only if you contribute to the family, the family will give you something in return.

"Like your father, who can only read, his reputation is useless in officialdom, and he can't do business, he is useless, he is useless to the family, how can the family raise him in vain?

"Removing him as a burden is also for the good of the Zhu family, you can't blame others for being like that, let alone resentment, you have to be harmonious sisters, filial piety to the elders, you know, the family and everything is prosperous, huh?"

After some training, Zhu Youning, who listened to it, was covered in goosebumps, his back was cold, and a cool air flowed all over his body from the soles of his feet.

If you say such an ignominious thing, this old man can still say it so justifiably!

Although she had seen these things from her memory, her personal experience and what she saw with her own eyes still made her feel incredible.

It is common sense for people in the world to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, even if they are only interested in profit, they must cherish the obscurity of their faces.

But this old man actually said such things with a pleasant face, and he still took it for granted.

It can only be said that the Zhu family has a family history, and the old lady has become accustomed to it.

In this kind of family, there is such a simple person as my father, it is incredible!

The old lady finished what she had to say, and then led the people away.

The neighbors whispered and returned to the yard, and when they saw Zhu Youning, their footsteps were all stunned, and they lost their previous lightness.

Mrs. Li was a little apprehensive in her heart, and stepped forward curiously to squeeze out a smile, "Ninth girl, what is the old lady here for?" ”

Zhu Youning's mind was racing, and he asked instead of answering: "Where are you on an errand?" ”

Mrs. Li was asked inexplicably, "I'm on night duty at the back door, alas, you say, what did the old lady come to you for?" ”

Zhu Youning looked at her meaningfully, nodded, and turned back to the house.

The people around looked at each other.

Mrs. Li stood in a daze, and felt that the child's eyes were a little evil, and she panicked for a while.

"Sister Li, I didn't say you." Zhu Laosan's family pulled Mrs. Li and said in a low voice, "You have a holiday with Wei Ruixuan every day, but after all, the eldest master is the eldest son of the Zhu family's eldest son, have you seen which big family doesn't want the eldest son?" ”

"But, but the eldest master lives like this outside, and no one pays attention to him at all......"

"That's different. This old lady and the eldest master are the two fathers, what are the details, how do we know as subordinates? As the saying goes, 'Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future', Sister Li is too unscrupulous towards the eldest master. ”

Zhu Laosan's family smacked their lips and went back to the house.

Mrs. Li's eldest daughter-in-law leaned on the door frame of her own wing, and when she saw that her mother-in-law seemed to be frightened, she was secretly refreshed, and she also added a handful of firewood.

"In my opinion, the old lady will pay attention to the long house in the future. How can father and son have an overnight feud? The eldest lord has been away for a year, and the old lady's anger has disappeared, and the eldest lord can only be regarded as a temporary residence in our broken ground. Mother, you are too mean to others, and you don't leave room for your son and grandson at all. ”

Mrs. Li turned around and glared at her daughter-in-law angrily: "You little prostitute with a rotten tongue, you came to teach the old lady a lesson, don't get in!" ”

Although the scolding is justified, I feel uneasy in my heart, and the more I analyze, the more I feel that this is the case.

Mrs. Li couldn't hold it back, so she rushed to the door of the house in the corner, rubbed the sweat on her palms on her skirt, and said with a smile: "Miss Nine, are you there?" ”