"Mama Li, you're back, please take a seat, and quickly show Mama the spring tea and pour tea." Shen Yuechen raised her head slightly with a smile and said to Mama Li.

"Girl, don't be busy, just stand up." If it was in normal times, she would have sat down, but at this time, it is better to be cautious in words and deeds.

Shen Yuechen saw that she didn't sit, so she hurriedly asked Chun Ming to move an embroidery pier behind her, and said softly: "Mama went out early in the morning to run errands, it's really hard, sit down and talk." ”

Seeing that Shen Yuechen insisted on letting herself sit, Mama Li gave in again before she sat down.

Mama Li looked at Mingxin and Chun'e a few steps away from the corner of her eye, and said in a respectful tone: "The old slave went out before dawn because of something at home, and he was in too much of a hurry, so he didn't have time to take leave with the eldest and youngest grandmothers, and I hope that the eldest grandmother is not strange." ”

"Mama said so, but she was separated from me. If I had known earlier, I would have asked the porter to prepare a carriage and horses for you, so that you would have less heat on the road. Shen Yuechen put down the brush, picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip of tea, and continued: "How are things going at Mama's house?" Is there anything you need help with? ”

When Mama Li heard this, she got up again and gave a blessing: "Tired grandmother remembers." Those trivial things in the old slave's family are really hard to say, which disturbs the purity of the young grandmother. ”

As soon as Shen Yuechen heard it, she knew that something was wrong with her. "Mama, don't be polite to me, just say something if you have something, lest I be in a hurry and can't help."

Mama Li sat back on the embroidery pier, sniffed and said, "Last night, the old slave's nephew was sick, and the old slave hurried over to take a look, and saw that their orphans and widows were really pitiful, so they sat for a while...... Alas......"

After hearing this, Shen Yuechen couldn't help but sigh: "Mama has to mourn and change, just take care of your body." After speaking, she beckoned to Chun Ming: "Go and get twenty taels of silver." ”

Chun Ming answered, turned around and went to the inner room, counted twenty taels of silver, wrapped it in a lotus, took it out, and sent it directly to Mama Li.

Mama Li refused to take it, shook her head and waved her hand again: "It's not proper, grandma, you can't ask for this silver old slave." ”

Shen Yuechen said politely: "Although this bit of silver is nothing, it is also a little bit of my heart." Mama, please accept it, and go back to the funeral, it will inevitably cost you everywhere. ”

With only twenty taels of silver, Mama Li naturally didn't feel grateful, but what the master rewarded was face, so she couldn't help it, so she got up and took the thanks.

Mama Li picked up her purse and continued: "Grandma is kind, and the old slave is grateful. It's just that the old slave has to go out of the house often to see it in the next two days, and the old slave's nephew and daughter-in-law are also sick seedlings, and they can't stop the decoction every day, which is really ...... worrying."

After Shen Yuechen heard Mama Li's words, she put down the tea bowl in her hand: "Mama has something to do, if you don't have enough money, just send someone back to inform you, and I will immediately ask the maid to send it to you." ”

When Mama Li heard this, although she was proud in her heart, she said: "The old slave is ashamed, how can He De let the eldest grandmother work so hard." ”

Shen Yuechen pursed her lips and chuckled: "I haven't been in the house for a long time, but fortunately, I have grandma by my side to help mention it, take care of the inside and outside of this courtyard, big and small, as long as you are here, I can rest assured." ”

After a few words of greeting, Mama Li also knew that it was time to get to the point, turned her head to look at Mingxin and Chun'e who were kneeling, and asked: "Grandma, these two girls have been kneeling from the beginning, I don't know what mistakes they made?" ”

Shen Yuechen said in a flat tone: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the two of them quarreled and made trouble, but they accidentally broke the Meilan Bamboo Chrysanthemum Square Vase......"

When Mama Li heard this, she pretended to have just learned, slapped the table angrily and said, "You two are confused, you dare to fight in the master's room, and you dare to touch bad things!" That vase is a birthday gift sent by the aunt and grandmother of the Jingguo Mansion on the uncle's birthday, and it is the most valuable, even if you take the cheap lives of the two of you, you can't afford to pay for it! You know? ”

She knew in her heart that this would favor no one, so it was better to treat them equally and punish them heavily, so that the eldest and young grandmothers couldn't bear it, and stopped it by saying a word, and took the matter over again.

When Mingxin heard this, his heart shook suddenly, and his whole body was like shaking chaff, trembling non-stop. She entered the hospital two years later than Mingyue, and she didn't know that the vase was so valuable......

Chun'e was also panicked, and kowtowed again and again: "The slave deserves ten thousand deaths, and the sins deserve ten thousand deaths!" If it weren't for Mingxin, she chased the slave and didn't forgive, and the slave wouldn't have ......."

Mama Li shouted: "Until now, you still dare to quibble!" Come on, drag them out for twenty and clean them up when I get back. ”

Outside the door, two rough women walked in in a hurry, one holding up the other, and only pulling outside the door.

Chun'e and Mingxin were so frightened that they couldn't even say the words of begging for mercy clearly, and they were dragged out in a daze, and only remembered to cry after a while.

It's just that the two rough mothers-in-law are cold-faced and hard-hearted people, where can they tolerate crying, grabbing their hair, picking up their arms, and crackling, only a few slaps to beat them dizzy.

These mothers-in-law are all people who are used to doing rough work, and they have a lot of strength, and they are usually made difficult by these maids, so they are getting more and more ruthless.

Shen Yuechen listened to the movement outside, and secretly clenched his hands, never expecting that the situation would change so quickly in an instant.

Mama Li said to Shen Yuechen: "It's all old slaves who are not good, and they haven't trained their subordinates well, which makes the eldest grandmother upset." ”

Shen Yuechen didn't want Chun'e to be beaten and punished, but she couldn't intercede for her alone, so she hurriedly said: "That vase is such a valuable thing, I didn't expect it. Alas...... Now, no matter how much you punish them, it will be useless, so let me personally admit my mistake to the uncle and ask for punishment at night. ”

Mama Li was angry: "Grandma, don't be soft-hearted and indulge them, these slaves and maids, remember to eat or not, there will be a second time if there is a first time." If they don't let them remember it for a long time, they will be in trouble if they can't keep it back. This room full of gold, silver and jade, which one is not a precious treasure, how can they be allowed to waste it recklessly! ”

Seeing her speak so violently, Shen Yuechen couldn't say anything. It was she who personally sent a message to Mama Li to deal with this matter, and she would say something to stop it, which would inevitably seem capricious and unfair.

Soon, twenty slaps were over. Mama Li immediately went to the courtyard to inspect, and Shen Yuechen also followed out a little anxiously, only to see that Mingxin and Chun'e were slumped on the ground on all fours, their hair was scattered, their cheeks were red and swollen, and they didn't even cry, as if they were out of breath, and they fell there motionless.

Shen Yuechen furrowed her brows.

"Miss," Chun Ming behind her whispered, and when Shen Yuechen turned her head sideways, she was just about to speak, but she shook her head slightly, signaling her not to say much.

Chun Ming hurriedly closed her voice, and her heart was as anxious as a fire, but she heard Mama Li speak again and said sharply: "Fight twenty more!" ”