In Qingtong Courtyard, Yu Yaofang's eyes were red and crooked on the kang, and she was talking to Li Tian about the troubles at home in a low voice: "...... Makes such a fuss every year, obviously she wants to make a big red flower skirt herself, Aunt Hong is not making a fuss and saying that A-Niang is practicing Yaoxian and letting her wear the red skirt worn by the kabukis, you see, where is this? Who said red dresses can only be worn by kabuki? In this way, what is the big red pomegranate dress we love to wear on weekdays? Besides, even if the big red flower dress is often worn by the kabukis, she also picked it herself, how can she blame A-Niang? My father was confused, and I blamed A-Niang in front of my subordinates, and I had to force A-Niang to change Yaoxian's skirt now, I was really angry, if A-Niang hadn't pushed me away, I would have had to have a good argument with my father!"

"You are stupid again, the son does not say anything about the father, there are parents all over the world, this filial piety is pressed, how can you argue? As long as you choke with your father, you will be caught, not only will you be unfilial, but even your wife will be implicated by you. Li Tian gently persuaded.

"Say, why is my father so confused? What kind of person is his mother, he still doesn't know? Why can't he see? ......" Yu Yaofang was very sullen, but this kind of thing was a common thing in their Qingjiang Hou Mansion, Li Tian poured a bowl of tangerine peel fragrant soup and handed it to her, and had to listen to her quietly.

This Aunt Hong of the Qingjiang Hou Mansion is from the Qing Dynasty, born with a flower and moon appearance, outstanding temperament, a stop there, no worse than those ladies, eccentric and deep, and there are many tricks, since the age of sixteen was redeemed by Yu Yaofang's father, Yu Shengshi, the son of the Hou of Qingjiang, and Yu Shengshi, who coaxed her for more than ten years, held her in the palm of his hand.

Yu Yaofang's mother, Mrs. Xu, married into the Qingjiang Hou Mansion less than two months ago, Aunt Hong gave birth to her eldest son Yu Zhihong, and then gave birth to her daughter Yu Yaoxian and second son Yu Zhijian, but Yu Yaofang's mother entered the door for more than ten years and only gave birth to Yu Yaofang, and did not give birth to a son-in-law.

Mrs. Xu is married to the Qingjiang Hou Mansion with her step-mother-in-law Mrs. Chen in a year, Mrs. Chen was born in a business, there are many dowries, and after entering the door, she gave birth to the second son-in-law of the Qingjiang Hou Mansion, the fourth master Yu Shengyuan, and I don't know what year it was, this Mrs. Chen and Aunt Hong joined together, Aunt Hong got Mrs. Chen's support openly and secretly, and she didn't take Mrs. Xu into her eyes at all over the years.

"I heard that Xu Shangshu's call to enter the cabinet is very high." Li Tian said abruptly, Xu Shangshu is Mrs. Xu's second cousin, Yu Yaofang's uncle, Yu Yaofang was stunned: "How can I have the time to listen to these gossip?" Well? What do you mean by that? ”

"I mean, your uncle's family has produced a lot of talents in recent years, especially the fourth room of the Xu family, your second cousin's first secretary is still doing a good job, and he is about to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, I heard that your second cousin also has a son, named Xu Sihai, who took the exam last year, his talent is compelling, and his future is limitless, in addition to Xu Sihai, among the younger generation of the Xu family, I heard that there are seven or eight who are going to enter Beijing to participate in the examination the year after tomorrow, and your uncle Xu Bachelor and Xu Shangshu are very fraternal, don't worry."

Yu Yaofang blinked her eyes for a long time, and said with a long 'oh': "What do you mean, my uncle's family is so imposing now, and my father and they don't dare to bully my mother?" ”

"I mean, you and your aunt should relax, like Aunt Hong, and your step-grandmother, those charming little tricks, don't pay attention to them at all, don't look at them, even your father, your aunt doesn't have to pay attention, don't say that they can't catch your aunt's handle, just grab it, your father and your grandfather also have to weigh and swallow it, you persuade your aunt, just live by your temperament, who is afraid of whom!" Li Tian waved his hand disdainfully.

Yu Yaofang tilted her head and thought for a while, then sighed heavily and said: "What you said is right, my father wanted A-Niang to help him find his cousin a few days ago, saying that he wanted to get a messenger to do it, but my A-Niang didn't agree, just like my father, I can't understand this idea at home, what can I do......? ! Alas, there is really no way, change someone, my mother's family is like this, I have already sold Aunt Hong's feet, but my aunt, you don't know, last time I told her, the one who wrote the female book, she has never been humble, my girl's face is white, punish me for kneeling for an hour, and close the yard for ten days to copy the female training, she knows that she is virtuous and virtuous! I'm really angry, I'm angry with my mother, and I feel sorry for her, my mother's water is not adjusted for many years, and I can't sleep all night after night since this spring, these two things are not good, and I added night sweats last month, I'm really afraid of her...... My aunt is a person who has all the grievances in her heart, if I didn't see many things, she wouldn't even say anything to me, what do you say I should do? Several times I dreamed that my aunt was gone, and every time I was scared into a cold sweat, I didn't dare to sleep again when I woke up. ”

Li Tian reached out to hold Yu Yaofang's hand, she felt the fear and pain, and she was the same when her grandmother fell ill.

"Fifth Lady, Lady Yu, Lady Lin is here." Qingzhi raised his voice to report, and directly lifted the curtain to let Lin Ke enter the house.

Lin Ke rushed in with anger on his face, shook his cloak, and waved his hand again and again: "No tea, no need for anything, you all retreat." Qingzhi hurriedly pushed Yinhua out. Li Tian and Yu Yaofang looked at Lin Ke in unison, and they were a little puzzled, what caused her to be like this?

Lin Ke swept up to the kang like a gust of wind and sat down, looked at Li Tian and said, "Just now, Leng Mingsong's mother and Mrs. Leng came to my house!" I brought a lot of things, I still think, Brother-in-law Tian's family is sensible, and he brought me so many good things, who knows!" Lin Ke angrily patted the kang table: "She actually came to withdraw her relatives!" Something!"

The smile on Li Tian's face froze suddenly, and Yu Yaofang was also startled, and hurriedly asked, "Isn't it all decided?" How to get back? ”

"That's why I said that they are not things, and the Mrs. Leng family actually said that it was her mother, Mrs. Zhou, who didn't tell her and hid it from her, what kind of is this! Stinks worse than fart!" Lin Ke slapped the kang table again.

Li Tian's heart was filled with a dull and dazed pain, that humble gentleman who was as gentle as jade, those future plans just flowed away from his fingertips...... If she has no family affairs, she has no shelter, and there are countless covetous schemes in the open and in the dark...... Li Tian was speechless in his heart.

"Did you say something inappropriate?" After a long while, Li Tian asked dryly, and Lin Ke hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes...... She talks nonsense. ”

"What the hell do you mean!" Yu Yaofang's anxious voice was raised, and Lin Ke pouted: "What do you say that her son is weak, the master in the temple said that she has to find someone who is precious and blessed with a big life, and she said Sister Tian...... Anyway, it's not a big blessing, by the way, A-Niang asked me to give this back to you. Lin Ke said as he carefully took out a leaf-shaped, black and dark pendant from his purse, and tied it with a thin silver chain.

Li Tian took the pendant with his eyelids down, bowed his head and put it on his neck, this pendant is said to be a sacred relic of Buddhism from Tianzhu, it is a token of engagement from his grandfather to his grandmother, and his grandmother later gave it to his mother, after the death of his parents, this pendant was taken off from his father and put on his body, and now this token has been returned and hung down on his neck.

"Tian Tian, don't be sad, it's the cold guy who is not blessed, no wonder he is weak, he deserves to be weak! My sister-in-law also came to accompany me, saying that her aunt didn't think about it, and I wanted to scold her so angry that they were all messy rotten people! Not even a rotten person can do such a thing! But then I didn't scold, if I scolded her, she wouldn't dare to do anything to me, and I had to blame you, I would never help you, I just laughed with her like this, saying that it was okay, it was their Leng family who was not worthy of Sister Tian. Lin Ke said with his fingers pulling the corners of his mouth up.

Yu Yaofang patted her chest with one hand: "Amitabha, you finally know which is busy and which is busy." ”

"Well, I guess I think more than she thinks on her toes." Lin Ke raised his chin at Li Tian and said, Li Tian raised his hand to cover the sourness on his face, and after a long while, he sighed and said with a strong smile: "Also, they are not blessed, I have planned everything, even which counties are best to go to the next year to be a foreign officer, and what kind of car to make is the most comfortable to use on the road, I have thought about it, as a result, now the family affairs are gone!"

Yu Yaofang and Lin Ke looked at each other, and looked at Li Tian together, Lin Ke leaned over, looked at Li Tian and said, "Or, when the list is released in the spring of the next year, let's go to the list and catch a son-in-law for you?" Yu Yaofang laughed out loud, hurriedly endured the smile, stretched out her hand and pulled Li Tian up and said: "Listen to your words, I know that you are fine, you understand so well, how can you not think about it because of this, my aunt also said before, no matter how good the Leng family is, but the Leng family is too low after all, so it is the best, the bad ones don't come, the good ones don't come, I will go back and ask my aunt to help you pay attention to finding a good family again, or you will marry into my foreign family, the Lening Xu family is a well-known Jiangnan Wang family and a scholarly family, didn't you say it just now, There are many young talents in the Xu family's generation. ”

The more Yu Yaofang spoke, the more excited she became, let go of Li Tian, clapped her hands and smiled: "I'll go back and tell A-Niang, pick the best cousin from the Xu family and tell you, so that we will be relatives!"

"Sister Tian married into my foreign family! The Huaiyang Jiang family is no worse than the Lening Xu family at all! That's right, my little uncle is going to be transferred to the capital as an official in the next year, and my aunt is also going to take my cousin to Beijing, Sister Tian, let me tell you, my cousin is a famous talent, I heard that he is also good-looking, don't you like good-looking things the most? You marry my cousin, let's kiss and kiss!" Lin Ke was willing to fall behind, and even thought about the candidate for Li Tian.

"My cousin is also good-looking!" Yu Yaofang hurriedly snatched the words and said, "I still have a cousin Xie Yuan!" Ah Tian ......"

"Stop!" Li Tian hurriedly waved his hand to stop the quarrel between the two, and looked at the two speechlessly, as if they had the final say on their cousin's family affairs.

"Yaoyao, you go back and tell your aunt seriously, help me pay attention to the family, the rich and the poor, the official position, the family background is innocent, the population is simple, and the person is good, persuade your aunt, don't be idle, just think about finding two good relatives for you and me." Li Tian said sullenly.

"I'll go back and tell my aunt." Lin Ke can't leave anything behind.

"Forget it, your aunt is a powerful family, and there is no family that is suitable for me." Li Tian dared to let Lin Ke say this, he hurriedly waved his hand and refused, and added: "Let's not tell your aunt these words, the girl's family should be chaste and quiet, how can she want to marry herself, she wants to ask what we say, you just answer." ”

"Good!" Lin Ke agreed, Li Tian's words should be listened to ten out of ten, and A-Niang's words can be discounted. The three of them were silent for a moment, and Lin Ke snorted with his teeth and suggested: "Sister Tian, this Leng family is too annoying, it's not a thing, why don't I go and smash his house?" ”

Li Tian was speechless by her idea, Yu Yaofang stretched out her hand and patted Lin Ke heavily: "You smash, the whole capital knows that Sister Tian has been divorced, I just praised you for not helping, and you helped again, it's really not praised!"

"Forget it, as you said, it's their Leng family who doesn't have this blessing, this matter has passed, don't mention it." Li Tian was gray and didn't want to mention this matter again, so the two hurriedly changed the topic and chatted for most of the day before saying goodbye and going back together.