Shu Shi turned his head in surprise and looked at the old lady sitting at the top.

"What do you see? If you are not satisfied, then you will kneel for two hours! The old lady glared at her.

"No, no, no, no grievances." Shu Shi waved his hand again and again, then knelt down and thanked him, "Thank you, mother." He got up and thanked the second wife.

The old lady didn't even look at her, and turned her face to glare at the eldest lady sitting on the side watching the play: "Why are you stunned?" Why don't you hurry up and set the meal? ”

The eldest lady glanced at Shu Shi with a smile, got up and went out to ask someone to set the meal.

Shu Shi didn't think much about what the eldest lady's expression meant. Since the last time Xia Zhengqian had to punish Xia Qi, Sanfang could be regarded as offending the eldest wife. I usually see it, but the nose is not a nose and a face. If it weren't for the fact that he was now pulling out the family's money, he wouldn't know how to deduct it in every way.

It used to be like this, the food in the three rooms was all picked by everyone, and the eldest lady's housekeeper couldn't make a bowl of water at all. Xia Zhengqian made trouble once, and under the reconciliation of the eldest master and the second master, it was changed to the current way of pulling out the moon and silver.

The small ancestral hall is not far from the upper room, a separate small courtyard. There is a tablet of the ancestors and ancestors inside, and it receives the incense of the descendants of the Xia family during the New Year's Festival.

When Shu arrived, he saw Xia Jin's thin figure kneeling straight in front of the tablet in the ancestral hall, his face expressionless, and his dark eyes were calm without a trace of waves. Her tears came down with a "whoosh".

Since marrying into the Xia family, she knew that Mrs. Xia was eccentric, not only for her third daughter-in-law, but also for Xia Zhengqian, her biological son. Before giving birth to Xia Qi and Xia Jin, she was also pregnant with a child, but she miscarried when she was punished for kneeling in this ancestral hall.

Later, the old lady spoke, and Mrs. Xia restrained herself a little and allowed her to give birth to the twins smoothly. In order to protect her son and daughter from being punished by the old lady, when she went to the room to ask for peace, she didn't dare to let her daughter take an extra step and say a word. Over time, she developed her daughter's timid and quiet character.

Unexpectedly, Rao was like this, she still didn't protect her daughter, and now let her kneel in this ancestral hall.

"Sister Jin." She whispered.

Xia Jin turned his head, glanced at her quietly, then turned around again, looked at the rows of tablets above, and said, "Can't we move out of the house?" ”

Shu Shi was startled and looked around.

"Don't worry, no one." Xia Jin said.

Shu Shi really saw that there was no one around, so he breathed a sigh of relief and patted Xia Jin's shoulder: "Don't say this nonsense in the future!" As he spoke, he knelt on the futon beside Xia Jin, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Lean back and lean your center of gravity behind you." Otherwise you won't be able to stand it for a while. ”

Xia Jin turned his head and glanced at her: "You used to kneel in the ancestral hall often?" ”

Shu's stagnant.

But no, when she first got married, the old lady often found fault to make her kneel in the ancestral hall. After the miscarriage, the old lady spoke, and she restrained herself a little, and only found a reason to let her kneel once every two or three years. Later, the old lady died, but Xia Zhengqian was getting full-fledged, and Xia Fu wanted to point to his medical skills to eat, but Mrs. Xia didn't dare to intensify it and maintained the original frequency.

"Daddy won't say anything?" Xia Jin asked again, still with the same flat expression and tone, kneeling straight and straight, looking at the tablet with his eyes.

Shu's heart was shocked and he looked at Xia Jin.

Such a Xia Jin made her panic!

Although her daughter was close by, she felt far away from her. The daughter seemed to be standing in the clouds, out of the way, looking at them coldly, distant, cold, and emotionless.

She grabbed Xia Jin's arm hard: "Sister Jin, it's not what you think." At the beginning, your father defended me a lot, and as soon as I was punished, he asked the old lady to reason, and in the end, not only did my punishment not decrease but increased, but he also had to be beaten and kneeled in the ancestral hall, even if your grandfather came, it didn't work. ”

Speaking of this, she glanced at Xia Jin meaningfully: "Before your father got married, the old lady's maiden uncle became the head of the state capital, and now he is still in office; Within a few years, her cousin also passed the exam. With the support of your mother's family, your grandfather can't do anything to your grandmother. Besides, every time she is not vexatious, she always takes my mistakes and says things. It's just a small mistake, but it can leave your grandfather speechless. ”

After a pause, she continued: "Later, I begged your father not to interfere in the affairs of the back house, the old lady wanted to be punished, and I confessed it." Be careful when you speak and act, and be careful, and don't dare to drop a hint of leverage. After tossing and turning like this a few times, the old lady was no longer interesting. In addition, I was pregnant and had a miscarriage while kneeling in the ancestral hall, and the old lady had a big thunder, and the old lady restrained herself. ”

"Later, your uncle had no hope of studying and went to the hospital, but he was impatient, careless, and had no achievements in medical skills; Although your second uncle was a showman, he could no longer pass the exam, and your father, with his hard work, gradually improved his medical skills and increased his prestige, and slowly picked the pillar of Renhetang, and the old lady didn't have anything to do with him to scold a few words, and the number of times he picked on me was less. Now, she usually scolds a few words, and occasionally kneels in the ancestral hall for half an hour when she catches a big mistake. These things are passed by forbearance. After all, she is your father's mother, and she is also old, so we as juniors, we can't always worry about her old people, right? What's more, your brother is still studying. If you want to be an official in the future, you can't have a reputation for being unfilial, even if it is me and your father. ”

Xia Jin frowned.

She could understand Shu Shi and Xia Zhengqian's thoughts, but she didn't agree with their foolishness. In her opinion, although Mrs. Xia gave birth to Xia Zhengqian, she beat and abused him at every turn, without a trace of maternal love, such a mother is not worthy of respect and filial piety; Xia Zhengshen and Xia Zhenghao's family relied on Xia Zhengqian to support them, but they still made all kinds of calculations and bullied his wife and children, and such relatives were not worth helping. In her opinion, moving out of Xiafu and setting up another door, when the people of Xiafu are living in difficulty and know gratitude, a little help is the best way to get along.

can receive the memories of the original owner, and she also knows that the behavior norms of this world are very different from those she has in modern times and even abroad. Here, when a person has a good income, he should have the obligation to help other people. In other words, even if Xia Zhengqian has been separated early, he must use the money to support his mother and eldest brother, second brother's family and even more people surnamed Xia, not to mention taking the initiative to split the family now. If he did, the spit of the crowd would drown him, unless they moved somewhere no one knew. But if he really does that, Xia Qi will not want to be an official for the rest of his life, because at any time, he may be turned over by someone to say that he has lost his virtue.

Damn, what a bird in the world!

Shu Shi relaxed his body, chose a comfortable position, and showed a comfortable and sweet smile on his face: "Actually, the old lady tosses like this, and sometimes I am grateful to her." You see, your uncle and second uncle have aunts, and your eldest aunt and second aunt seem to be doing well on the surface, but secretly I don't know how many troubles there are. But what about our family, because the old lady tossed me like this, your father always felt guilty about me, the old lady forced me several times, and used several means, but he didn't accept a concubine, not even a maid in the room. Every time your eldest aunt and second aunt talk about this, they are sour and sour. ”

Co-authored this one is still willing to eat.

Xia Jin was speechless.