Chapter 35: Disposing of Old Slaves
Mother Zhao and the other four janitories have been taken to the middle of the courtyard, and they are waiting for the eldest lady's orders in confusion at this time.
The sons of several mothers-in-law are not on errands in the inner courtyard, and they are suddenly asked to come to the yard of the eldest lady with their families so much, they are all a little confused, some turn back and count with their mother-in-law, and some simply don't want to do anything, and directly tease the child in the arms of their daughter-in-law.
And the four old women were a little worried, after all, they had just received Aunt Li's silver money yesterday, and this morning someone secretly told them to do proof, saying that the eldest lady had asked Yushui to spread the word and sent Jiasui out to send things, and they didn't know Aunt Li's other plans, but they could get fifty taels of silver with such a certificate, and a fool wouldn't do it!
At this time, it was less than half an hour before the farce in the morning, and Ye Mushi had beaten all the maids in his yard, so that they were not allowed to go out to chew the root of their tongues, and Aunt Li strictly ordered the people around her not to talk much, for fear that this matter would spread and ruin her reputation, so no one sent a message to the four mothers-in-law to tell them that the incident had happened.
Although the four mothers-in-law were uneasy, they didn't think about it for a while, but they just felt that the eldest lady called their whole family for no reason, and I was afraid that there was some reason.
Mrs. Huang stabbed Zhao's mother, lowered her head and whispered, "Hey, what do you think the eldest lady is thinking about today?" ”
Mother Zhao sighed: "How do I know? It's just that I always feel cautious and unsteady. Could it be that this morning......"
Ren's mother hurriedly pushed Zhao's mother: "What are you thinking, there's nothing to do!" We didn't even do it! Who knows? It can't be Aunt Li herself......"
Mrs. Wang frowned: "No, no, not big, I haven't seen Jiasui's shadow this morning, why did she go?" But don't you have something wrong with your aunt, right? ”
Ren's mother waved her hand indifferently: "It's okay, it's okay, catch the thief and see the stolen goods, catch the traitor and ask for a double, we haven't done anything, what can the eldest lady do to us?" If there is no evidence, we can't accept it. ”
Mrs. Huang nodded, and smiled a little proudly: "What Sister Ren said makes sense, the eldest lady hasn't spoken yet, we can't scare ourselves first, and don't recruit ourselves!" ”
After a few old women finished muttering, they stood up on their own, making up their minds and looking confident.
When Ye Tanghua came out of the house, she saw the calm faces of these four mothers-in-law, and couldn't help but laugh in her heart at the cheekiness of these people, do these old people think that she still doesn't know anything?
Her gaze turned to the children who were still in their arms, the young children did not know the sinister nature of the human heart, and when they saw her in their parents' arms, they made the most natural reactions, some looked at her blankly, some laughed, and some opened their big eyes and stretched out their chubby little hands to touch her.
The child's mother saw that the child dared to stretch out her hand to the eldest lady, and patted the child indifferently: "There are no rules, how can you compare with the eldest lady?" That's the master! ”
Ye Tanghua glanced at the woman slightly, and saw that she was wearing a blue dress, a homespun skirt woven by herself, a handkerchief on her head, and a silver-plated copper hairpin, although simple but neat, and seeing that her children and husband were also clean and tidy, she knew that this was a woman who was a good housekeeper.
Thinking like this, she couldn't help but think about it in her heart, and looked at the other women in the yard again, although they were not as neat as the woman in blue, she could see that she was more honest, and she knew how to bow her head and coax the child, not to look at what should not be seen, and not to say what should not be said.
Coming to this conclusion, Ye Tanghua immediately overturned the original plan, originally she planned to dispose of the entire family of these mothers-in-law, so that the people in the yard knew that she was powerful, and set an example for her, but now it seems that her idea is not appropriate.
A mistake of these mothers-in-law is not put on the surface, even if the people in the yard will soon know the news that Jiasui was bought, but the handle of these mothers-in-law has not been discovered after all, if she rashly disposes of them, I am afraid that many people will think that she is a soldier and cold-blooded; Second, although these mothers-in-law are old and confused, the daughters-in-law they ask for are not bad, if they can be used by her, wouldn't it be more cost-effective than disposing of them? Third, these children are really innocent......
In the previous life, I don't know if it was Ye Tanghua's own problem or someone did it, she and Xu Tianya have been married for many years but have no heirs, which has also become an excuse for her mother-in-law to criticize her, but because of this, Ye Tanghua has a desire for children in her bones......
After all, she is a young lady who grew up in a big family, even if she has lived a hard life for a few years, it only makes her more able to endure hardships, and it does not make her cold-blooded and ruthless, she does want to take revenge, but if she wants to become an unscrupulous person like Aunt Li because of revenge, then what is the point of this revenge?
Even if she wants revenge, she can't tolerate being assimilated by Aunt Li and becoming that kind of crazy person! And she doesn't need to get her hands dirty at all, as long as Aunt Li doesn't give up, she will always have a chance and a reason to fight back!
Thinking like this, Ye Tanghua lightly restrained her momentum that suddenly became cold due to a bad mood, she looked at the old women who gathered together to look peaceful in the world, and smiled slightly: "Not bad, not bad, it is very complete." ”
Mother Zhao bowed down and squeezed out a flattering smile: "The eldest lady has an order, how dare the old slaves slack off?" ”
Ye Tanghua glanced at her: "Yes, I know that you have done an excellent job in this regard, regardless of whether you are a famous master or not, as long as you have a slightly higher status, you will not be lazy, with you looking at the yard, I am really relieved!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the people in the courtyard suddenly became uneasy, several mothers-in-law looked a little embarrassed, most of their sons looked puzzled, but the daughters-in-law reacted differently, the woman Ye Tanghua liked at the beginning frowned and glanced at her mother-in-law, a woman in a dark green homespun dress next to her turned pale, a woman in an earthy yellow shirt frowned and sighed, and the last woman in a dark purple dress and a white apron around her waist also looked very bad.
Ye Tanghua smiled slightly, these mothers-in-law are useless, but the daughters-in-law are good, and they secretly decided to take these women for their own use.
At this time, the woman in the yellow dress stood up and smiled reluctantly: "Miss, mother-in-law, they are old after all, and people are often a little confused, I hope you will bear with me." ”
As soon as these words came out, Ye Tanghua could clearly see that Mrs. Wang stared at the woman in yellow clothes with a gloomy face.
Ye Tanghua raised her eyebrows and sneered: "Really? You understand, but it's a pity that your mother-in-law is confused! I don't know when there was such a rule in the house, and even the slaves who are masters can't teach them a lesson! Mrs. Wang, I just said a word about you, and I never beat you and scolded you, what do you mean by throwing my face in front of me! ”
Mrs. Wang said "ah", and her face turned red: "No, no, how dare I throw my face with you, eldest lady, I am ...... Oh, I'm looking at my daughter-in-law who can't speak, the women have no rules and no distance, dare to say that the elders are not, let you laugh, I'll teach her a lesson when I go back...... Mu, what are you eating, don't go back! ”
Mu's? Ye Tanghua raised her eyebrows, her eyes turned around on the face of the woman in yellow whose face suddenly turned white, and then looked at the other three women, and chuckled: "This person is really getting older and more confused, and the older he gets, the more unruly he becomes!" If you want to discipline your daughter-in-law, you should also go home and train behind closed doors. In front of the master, you are allowed to be a slave who yells at five or six? Which slave dares to throw his face in front of his master? Before the master finished speaking, the slave dared to be presumptuous, and now you are justified! ”
The son of the mother-in-law looked at the old lady and looked at the daughter-in-law, and did not dare to look up at Ye Tanghua's face, so he had to bow his head with a sad face, every family has a difficult scripture, and the daughter-in-law and the old lady have not been in harmony for a day or two, but the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, who can he help?
The woman in yellow had a slight pleasure on her face at this moment, and soon disappeared again, she lowered her head and stopped talking, only shaking the sleepy child in her arms from time to time.
Ye Tanghua glanced at the mothers-in-law and said lightly: "I don't want to say much about the things in Madame's yard this morning, so I'll tell you the bottom line, Jiasui's matter has happened, and you should have a number in your hearts!" ”
The eyes of several mothers-in-law widened, and they looked at each other in disbelief, what happened to Jiasui? The eldest lady really knew, so she called their family today......
Thinking of what Ye Tanghua once said, several mothers-in-law were a little uneasy, what if Ye Tanghua really took her baby grandson under the knife?
When a few mothers-in-law were scratching their hearts with a hundred claws, Ye Tanghua spoke again: "Although I don't say much, I will explain to you first, it is not so easy to harm Miss Ben!" Daddy doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I'm sparing the lives of your whole family today, but the death penalty can be avoided and the living crime is unforgivable. ”
When Ye Tanghua said this, she was a little relieved when she saw that several mothers-in-law were a little relieved, and immediately sneered and changed her words: "Hmph, don't think it's so easy, keep you, it's not that you can't be treated, it's that you are going to celebrate the New Year, and you don't want to see blood and suffer bad luck!" Ugly words are ahead, if there are any dirty words from now on, I will be the first to do your whole family, no matter where people came from before, or what children are innocent or so on, the whole family will be killed! I still want my grandson's life, so I shut my mouth! ”
In one sentence, the people who calmed a yard, several mothers-in-law trembled even more, and they were all a little depressed, for Aunt Li's fifty taels of silver, they lost the errand in this yard, how do you think it's not cost-effective! Seeing that it is the end of the year, according to the generosity of the eldest lady, I may not be able to reward some good things! Getting the eldest lady's reward is an affordable and decent thing, and it is not the same concept as receiving Aunt Li's unsightly silver!
Ye Tanghua said, looked at a few women with ugly faces, and said: "Although you are gone, the door of this courtyard cannot be left unattended, I think your daughters-in-law are good, let them take their children to watch the yard in the future!" ”