After a while, He Shui Jin was brought in, and sure enough, as Mrs. Zhuang said, her eyes were still slightly red. However, his expression had calmed down, and after seeing the ceremony, he sat down, exchanged a few words, and then said: "I am here to ask the fourth aunt for sin!" ”

Mrs. Zhuang said unexpectedly: "What's the matter?" ”

"I went out to inspect a few shops today, and there were a few things in one of the pawnshops that were very familiar, and my niece asked someone to take them to take a closer look, and I felt that they were very similar to a few things in the eighth sister-in-law's marriage back then." After saying this to Shui Jincai, Mrs. Zhuang's face was not good-looking.

"My niece was afraid that she would admit her mistake, so she asked the shopkeeper who took it as a person - after such a check, she really found it in our house!" He Shui Jin looked apologetic, "A niece has taken over the internal affairs since she entered the door, and if something like this happens in the house, no matter who did it, the niece is responsible!" The second is that the niece didn't expect it to be the eighth sister-in-law's marriage at first, and she didn't clear the scene when she traced it, so I was afraid that there would be some rumors about it...... In short, it's all nieces who are wrong, and they beg the fourth aunt to punish them! ”

Mrs. Zhuang's face sank like water: "Who did it?" ”

He Shui Jin looked inconvenient to speak, and when he saw Qiu Lulan not far away, he shook his head slightly, suggesting that she should not hang Mrs. Zhuang's appetite here, and then said, "Yes...... Starling's concubine room! ”

"Mother Chang, go, drag all the concubines in Xiaoba's courtyard out, each with a hundred rods, and sell those who are not dead!" Mrs. Zhuang didn't even ask who it was, and just commanded herself!

Such a crisp and neat disposition made He Shuijin stunned, and after a while, he said: "That concubine ......"

"You stumbled upon these pieces by chance!" Mrs. Zhuang interrupted her coldly, "Since there is a concubine who does this, must the others be innocent?" I don't know how much An'er's mother's things have been sold-the things that our Jiang family doesn't touch as husbands. Cheap things dare to move, it can be seen how reckless they are! This kind of thing is left in the backyard, even if you don't do anything now, it will definitely cause trouble in the future! It's better to dispose of it as soon as possible! ”

is also called Qiu Yulan, "Although you are an aunt, An'er is raised under your knees, and before he grows up and can deal with his mother's dowry by himself, you should find him a place for him to recover his losses!" Let Mother Qu and the others accompany you to Xiaoba's side, take your eighth sister-in-law's wedding list back then, go and check the things for me one by one, and seal them in the main house! One less piece is to put those cheap. All the people were killed, and they had to figure out where they went! ”

Mrs. Zhuang couldn't help but slap the table, and said through gritted teeth, "My good daughter-in-law is gone, and the poor grandson has no mother when she lands!" Now even the things left by his own mother have been beaten up, and they are still a group of obscene things that are not on the stage! If you don't find out, is there still the word 'rules' in this house! ”

Qiu Yulan was not surprised by Mrs. Zhuang's reaction, these days she has long known how heavy Mrs. Zhuang is - no, she can't even say that she is light, there is basically no place for her concubine in her eyes - Jiang Yadan's sister-in-law An'er is not loved enough by Mrs. Zhuang all day long, and none of the concubines has been able to meet their grandmother until now!

Not to mention his son's concubine.

Although He Shuijin also heard some of Mrs. Zhuang's style, he was not like Qiu Yulan who followed her mother-in-law all day long, and after being slightly surprised, her eyes showed envy. But in an instant, he regained his calm, and reminded softly: "The fourth aunt and the eighth sister-in-law have married many shops and Zhuangzi, and the income in the past half a year has ......."

Obviously, she offended Jiang Yadan's concubine anyway, and she didn't care about offending a little more - besides, as the daughter-in-law of the third room, she wouldn't be afraid of the eldest uncle's concubine and her children! After all, Mrs. Zhuang's attitude is here, these people want to come out, let's pass Mrs. Zhuang's level first!

Mrs. Zhuang frowned slightly when she heard this: "Then I'll do the matter of checking An'er's mother's dowry list, you are pregnant now, and it is not easy to work." ”

If he said that he was just envious, he would really be disappointed in his heart and couldn't say: "Why am I not blessed to have such a mother-in-law?" ”

However, she came to pick this matter today, not to see the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the fourth room like mother and daughter, so she quickly settled down and said with a smile: "If the fourth aunt doesn't dislike it, the niece is willing to give the nineteenth brother and sister a hand. ”

Qiu Yulan didn't want her mother-in-law to worry, after all, Mrs. Zhuang had been sick not long ago, and said, "Mother, why don't you let the fourteenth sister-in-law help your daughter-in-law?" My daughter-in-law is in good health! And mothers say that it is better to be able to move around during this pregnancy! ”

Mrs. Zhuang looked at her daughter-in-law's ruddy face, and muttered for a while before saying, "Since this is the case, then leave it to you!" He also advised, "If you feel that you can't hold on, don't force it!" If anyone is not interested, report me! I'll clean up! ”

…… The two of them quit the door, and Shui Jin chuckled: "The nineteenth brother and sister are really blessed, and the fourth aunt loves her daughter-in-law!" ”

"What's wrong with you today?" Qiu Yulan looked at her red eyes that had not completely faded until this moment, and asked in a low voice.

He Shuijin's eyes were in a trance, but he shook his head: "Nothing." ”

"Just say something." Qiu Yulan said suspiciously, "Although the sixth brother is gone, because of the eighteenth sister, the previous nineteen also offended your mother's family." But now that it's over, if there's anything you can do to help, don't go outside! ”

"Of course." He Shui Jin laughed at himself, "Aren't I here to trouble you now?" You see, if I hadn't come to talk about it today, where would you need to make this trip? And it has to be hated. ”

Qiu Yulan shook her head: "It's about the dowry of the eighth sister-in-law, that's An'er's thing!" As my mother said, An'er is now raised under my knees, how can I not show him his things?! I want to thank you for coming, otherwise, when An'er checks in the future, I find that there is a shortage, where can I find it out at that time? ”

While speaking, they had already arrived at Jiang Yadan's courtyard, and Chang's mother took the first step, and was waiting for them at the door at the moment: "Madame asked the old slave to invite the eighth prince over to speak." ”

In this way, it is not only to avoid Jiang Yadan not having a wife in the room now, and the younger brothers and daughters-in-law will be embarrassed to come to the door. also prevented those concubines and concubines from crying in front of him, and let him come out to stop him.

and Shui Jin and Qiu Yulan thanked Chang's mother for their advice, and went in together - at this time, the big and small inside were already in a mess!

I think it is, in the past, when Xiao Tao was there, there was no binding force on the backyard at all, these people were used to it, and suddenly they were so ruthless, how could they not jump like chickens and dogs?

However, Chang's mother and Qu's mother are very good at calming the field, and they caught one of the most favored concubines in the past few days, went up and slapped her twice and had a long nosebleed, ordered her to kneel, and concocted a few people who were usually in the limelight, and immediately frightened the rest and didn't dare to be disobedient.

But then Qiu Yulan announced that she would thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of Xiao Tao's dowry, and the crowd was in a commotion, this time Chang's mother did not move, but announced gloomily: "On the orders of Madame, the fourteenth young lady and the nineteenth young lady are in the middle of the eight young ladies' makeup, but those who do not accept the provocateur will be killed on the spot!" ”

I have already seen her ruthlessness, and the commotion immediately calmed down!

…… This investigation also went very smoothly, mainly because Qiu Yulan did not tell them about the disposal of the person who was contaminated with the Xiao Tao dowry industry - almost every concubine was not clean. According to Mrs. Zhuang's meaning, these people must die!

He Shui Jin and Qiu Lulan don't have any sympathy for them, just like Mrs. Zhuang said, these days, the husband who is particular about it will not move the daughter-in-law's marriage, not to mention that you have a concubine to stretch out your hand?! Xiao Tao was bullied by these people a lot when he was alive, and when she died, these people still want to continue to bully An'er who is still in infancy?!

"Do as your mother wants!" Qiu Yulan looked at the list in his hand and said lightly.

Xiao Tao's dowry failed to catch up in the end, mainly because many of them had already been sold, where could they be found at this moment?

There are also some that were simply damaged - for example, Jiang Jingheng, the tenth grandson, and Jiang Huizhu, the eleventh grandson, revealed to each other that the other party had deliberately smashed several flower and bird porcelain vases of Xiao Tao's marriage.

Looking at the pearls, clothes, medicinal herbs, and treasures that were found in various rooms...... Even He Shui Jin sighed and whispered to Qiu Yulan: "Starling in this backyard, if you don't marry someone who is spicy, don't think about the word 'rules'!" ”

"Fortunately, my mother is a person who respects the rules!" Qiu Yulan panicked in her heart, she didn't know how tolerant Xiao Tao was, and she was able to spend so many years in such a backyard?

If she had been put on her, she would have died with Jiang Ya Dan a long time ago!

"Please clean up the two mothers here, and my fourteenth sister-in-law and I will go back to our mother first!" Seeing that she really couldn't recover more on the spot, Qiu Yulan wrote down the respective whereabouts of the part that those people explained to the sold, so she got up and said to Chang's mother and Qu's mother.

The two mothers said indifferently: "The two young ladies go, these things don't stain the eyes of the two young ladies." "Qiu Yulan didn't say that, they also planned to ask for this, this young lady is pregnant, in case the execution scene scares her out of the matter, even if they are Mrs. Zhuang's right and left arms, they can't afford to take this responsibility!

"The house is bold like this, Zhuangzi and the shop still need to be said?!" Back in the main hall of the fourth room, Mrs. Zhuang looked at the things presented by her daughter-in-law and nephew-in-law, and her whole body trembled with anger, and she couldn't help but pick up the dust at hand and beat Jiang Yadan, who was sitting at the bottom, "You are a good person!" Look at your backyard! It's strange that your daughter-in-law went at a young age! I just looked at it for a while and felt like I had to live a few years less! ”

Jiang Ya Dan is a piece of hob meat after he grows crooked, and there are so many elders in the Jiang family, so Qin Guogong can make him really afraid. But my mother is different, obediently let me beat and scold, only embarrassed: "What did my mother say?" Mother is a blessing to live a long life! ”

"If you really want me to live a long life, what do you say about these people?!" After Mrs. Zhuang beat her a few times, she was interceded with Shui Jin and Qiu Yulan, thinking that the eldest son was so old, and he was watched by the two younger brothers-in-law, he really shouldn't lose his face too much, so he hated to fall into the dust.

Jiang Yadan, a person who can't do it and can't get the lychees in the backyard to the satisfaction of the backyard, and simply doesn't give a single lychee, what good disposal advice can he have? He smiled and said, "The child listens to his mother for everything!" ”

"Do you really listen to me?" Mrs. Zhuang sneered, "Then don't want those concubines!" ”

Jiang Yadan didn't even think about it: "Listen to my mother!" ”

"All those who have stolen An'er's mother's dowry, their children will have their family property, dowry, and daily share halved in the future!" After Mrs. Zhuang said this, she saw that Jiang Yadan seemed to hesitate, her heart was angry again, and she shouted angrily, "What? They bullied An'er's mother to be honest and bullied people to death, and now they are bullying An'er when she is young, you, as a father, have the dignity of a wife and sister-in-law in your eyes. The life of a cheap thing can be compensated?! ”

Jiang Yadan said: "Yes!" ”

Mrs. Zhuang saw that he was obedient, her anger calmed down a little, and she said to He Shuijin and Yan Yuese: "An'er's mother's dowry, all of them in the house have been ordered today, and the lost self will also send someone to investigate!" But those Zhuangzi shops and accounts outside are going to bother you to run away! ”

The implication is that I don't believe the ledgers that come up - after all, the government is so excessive, who knows if those ledgers are true or false? Not to mention checking one by one, at least a few spot checks!

In this way, Qiu Lulan must not be allowed to go, even if she takes a carriage in and out, and only listens to things when she goes to the place, she can't afford to toss even if she is five or six months pregnant.

Mrs. Zhuang herself is not easy to go, firstly, she can't help but bump at this age, and secondly, she has more things to do! There is no suitable person in the fourth room, so naturally it can only be entrusted and water. In particular, He Shui Jin is an expert in this area - she must be better than Mrs. Zhuang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's efficiency and results!

"What did the fourth aunt say?" He Shuijin said respectfully, "The fourth aunt doesn't care about her niece's recklessness, and her niece is already grateful!" Moreover, the eighth sister-in-law took great care of her niece before her death, and the niece could do her best for her and An'er! ”

Mrs. Zhuang was very satisfied with her attitude, and Tete took off the bracelet she was wearing and rewarded it: "Go back and tell the third sister-in-law that I want to borrow your business, if you have any difficulties, just look for me!" ”

Qiu Yulan was silent beside him, thinking in his heart: "What is Heshui Jin's intention to set off such a thing?" ”

She didn't believe that He Shuijin was afraid that she would not come to tell her, and in the future, Mrs. Zhuang would know that Xiao Tao's dowry would be in trouble when she was taken into her own shop. By means of water and gold, you can hide it as much as possible. After all, she doesn't need to hide it for long, anyway, Mrs. Zhuang won't live long in Beijing and will go to northern Xinjiang. At that time, even if it was exposed, she reasoned that she didn't know, wouldn't it be over if she handed over a few scapegoats?

"This thing caused trouble though she is not afraid, but with her sex. Son, if there is no good, you can't offend people like this...... What exactly does she want to do? ”

Qiu Yulan returned to his courtyard and was still thinking about this, and quietly called Su He to him, "You go to Ruan's Mansion to borrow some eye-born manpower, so and so...... Tell them to keep an eye on people, but not to be noticed! ”