Wen Yi stood beside her grandmother, looking deferential and respectful, but her eyes looked at Jiang Shi, who was sitting on the first chair on the left.

Jiang thanked Mrs. Lu for her words to save her daughter, and began to talk about her daughter's hardships in the nunnery with tears in her eyes, and then complimented Mrs. Lu for being highly respected in the clan, and everyone respects her, no matter what happens, as long as she sends a word, no one will obey her.

Mrs. Lu listened to her expressionlessly for a long time, but she didn't speak. Seeing that she didn't answer, Jiang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart. Although she is angry with the concubines and concubines at home every day, when she goes out to socialize, others will give her a little face, as if she is still kind and kind to compliment, but the other party does not pay attention to the situation very rarely. She immediately felt that she had lost face, and she suspected that Mrs. Lu was timid and afraid, and she didn't want to help her pick up her daughter, so she pulled down her face: "My nephew and daughter-in-law have been talking for a long time, and the sixth aunt shouldn't say anything, I guess my nephew and daughter-in-law are making noise?!" ”

When Old Madam Lu heard this, her face sank a little. Wen Yi didn't look good, and secretly complained in her heart that this eldest aunt couldn't speak. Even if she is an official wife, her eldest uncle is only a second-grade, and her grandfather is also a second-grade, and her rank is not lower than that of her eldest uncle, not to mention that her grandmother is an elder. Could it be that she thinks that she is used to being majestic in the capital, and she can look down on people when she returns to her hometown? ! So he smiled faintly and said, "The eldest aunt is too careful, isn't grandmother listening to you?" ”

Jiang Shi was not angry, and was about to open his mouth, but suddenly remembered that this nephew had visited her daughter, and she was a kind person, although she was annoyed, but she was also afraid that she would offend her and make her daughter complain, so she couldn't help but say: "I've finished speaking, but the sixth aunt didn't respond a word, how can it be that I am so careful?!" ”

Wen Yi pursed her lips and kept silent. Mrs. Lu felt sorry for her granddaughter, so she was a little displeased, and said in a deep voice: "You only said that I didn't answer your words, and you don't want to think about what you said?!" Have you been in charge of the capital for a long time, and even your mother-in-law has forgotten? Just flatter me here, but where do you put her?! ”

Jiang Shi was stunned for a moment, and only then did he want to argue, but suddenly remembered that Fang Cai had indeed flattered himself too much, if Old Madam Lu sent a word, no one in the clan would obey, wouldn't it be abrupt Old Madam Yu? Her old face turned red, and she said curtly: "It's a mistake by my nephew and daughter-in-law...... The sixth aunt is not surprised, the nephew and daughter-in-law are anxious for their daughter, and they don't even pay attention to the ...... when they speak."

Old Madam Lu sighed, and her face softened a little: "It's all mothers, how can I not understand your feelings?" Just what did you come to me for this matter? You don't know what the situation of our family is, although the clan respects me now, it is also because the nephews give me the face of the old woman, especially the fourth, he is a polite person, so he will treat me everywhere. But if I see that they understand etiquette, and I point fingers at the clan affairs all day long, I will be a child who knows etiquette, and I will have some complaints in my heart. ”

Jiang Shi hurriedly said: "It's just a small thing......

"The matter of the six girls was too big at the beginning!" Old Madam Lu interrupted her, "There is still the life of the fifteenth among them!" Fifteen families are still in our backyard, first there is no pillar of the family, the house burned again, and finally rebuilt the house, the harvest in the field is not good, the family can't even get a spare money, a few children are small, she has another one in her belly, three disasters and eight disasters, these months have not asked the doctor to take medicine, I don't know if I can survive. I know that I can't blame the six girls and Xiao Qi for that, but because the damage was too serious at that time, and there were too many people in the village, it was not good for the clan to lose the six girls lightly! You also know that the fourth child has only taken office, so it's not good to be too lenient! ”

Even if Jiang Shi is not convinced, it is difficult to say anything. Although the Gu family has respected the long house and the descendants for a hundred years, the fifteenth master is the head of the family, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth rooms are used to being together, plus the partial tribesmen, the number is huge. For the sake of the overall situation, even if you look down on it in your heart, you have to work your face. She has been a clan woman for more than ten years, and she has never eaten pork and seen pigs run, how can she not understand this truth?

It's just that she thinks of her daughter, and then thinks of her husband's instructions before leaving, so she feels sad: "My poor Hui'er...... Could it be that she can't leave that place of misery for the rest of her life?! ”

Old Madam Lu straightened her face again, her eyes were slightly downward, and her face was expressionless. Wen Yi secretly thought to herself: The monthly supply of fifty taels of silver at home, as well as the maid and maid attendants, are the same as brocade clothes and jade food, and even the hair has never been less than half a root, and ** has not been seriously recited a few times, where is the bitterness? The owner of the nunnery and the others, as well as the self in the previous life, did they live in the horse pen?! Besides, the grandmother has clearly hinted at the solution, so clearly, doesn't the eldest aunt understand?

Wen Yi traveled all over the world with his master Ruzhen in his previous life, and he also went in and out of the homes of large official and business families, knowing that the daughters of these families are used to speaking openly and secretly with three or four layers of meaning, which is obviously a very simple thing, but he doesn't say it directly. Where had she seen any of this when she was at home? I just felt that I had seen too little in the past, and I didn't see the faces of the clansmen early. After two or three years of training like this, it became more transparent. Since she was reborn in this life, she has been able to socialize with other female relatives and relatives in the clan, and this ability has helped her a lot. She thought to herself that since the eldest uncle's family in this long house was an official in the capital, the eldest aunt naturally socialized among the daughters of the official family, and she should have been very eye-catching, but she didn't expect it to be a big surprise.

Jiang was still crying there, and Du Juan secretly looked at Old Madam Lu and Wen Yi silently, but their eyebrows were furrowed, and Wen Yi also showed a little puzzlement, and looked at his wife with a puzzled gaze. A flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she couldn't help but be overjoyed when she recalled the words of Mrs. Lu, and looked down to see that her housemother was still sobbing there, and she didn't care about the etiquette, so she hurriedly leaned into her ear and said something like this.

Jiang's whole person was stunned, the joy between his eyebrows gradually rose, and he looked at Mrs. Lu excitedly: "Sixth aunt! You...... You ...... "Tears can't help but fall," just ...... It's the nephew and daughter-in-law who are rude......"

Old Madam Lu's face slowed down again: "There are some things I can't say clearly, it's good if you can understand." In fact...... As you said, it's not a big deal for you to take your daughter home, as long as you don't make too much trouble, the four of you won't be wrong. After all, she is the daughter of the Gu family, and we are happy to see her well. It's just that they took over the burden, and they made an exception for you, and it will be difficult to convince the people in the future, and there will be many things in the clan from now on, but it is better for your family to give him enough face, and he will naturally not be embarrassed with you. In the final analysis, although your family is prominent, you can't leave the family, not for yourself, but also for your children and grandchildren! ”

As long as Jiang can rescue her daughter, of course she won't say half a "no", and her husband has already greeted her before she leaves, as long as she can pick up her children and take them back to Beijing, it doesn't matter if she spends some money. Therefore, when she listened to Mrs. Lu's words at this time, she nodded her head again and again.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu knew that she might not have taken her words to heart, so she changed her words: "Reasoning, the six girls are too nonsense, if she has a complete number of rituals on weekdays and treats the elders in the clan more respectfully, she will not suffer for half a year." Now that she has suffered, she should know something good and bad, and she must not be confused again in the future. You are her mother, but you can't spoil the child and make her suffer in the future because of a moment of soft-heartedness! ”

Jiang Shi was sad when he heard this, and his eyes turned red again: "Good aunt, it's not that I indulged her, I really can't bear to discipline her!" I gave birth to three children, and only this girl is the most intimate, if it weren't for her, I wouldn't even have a hard time! How do you tell me to be willing to say a word to her?! ”

Old Mrs. Lu and Wen Yi were stunned when they said this, and the cuckoo was secretly pulling the sleeve of the housemother, but the more Jiang thought about it, the more sad he became, and he couldn't help crying: "The sixth aunt doesn't know, my virtuous brother was hugged to the old lady's house as soon as the moon was full, and finally waited for him to be older, I took him to the capital to see the master, and the master took him with him to teach, in addition to my daily food and clothing, and arranged for the maid to be a mother-in-law, I couldn't touch anything at all. The lord also wants to say that my loving mother is a failure, and I am worried that I will teach my virtuous brother badly......"

Master Gu was originally the patriarch, and the eldest son was the future patriarch, and he was also careful in teaching his son, but it was rare not to let the mother and son see each other more. Wen Yi thought back to this aunt's actions and pursed her lips.

Old Madam Lu coughed lightly and picked up the tea bowl: "This is the eldest nephew who values the eldest son, don't be too sad." ”

Jiang continued to cry: "I can't take care of the eldest son, but the younger son can always take care of it, right?" As a result, Brother An'er was naughty and mischievous, he was quite well-behaved when he was a child, a few years older, and he recognized a few little sons in Beijing, so he ran out with people all day long, and I couldn't stop him! The old man only said that he was busy with the affairs of the court, and he had to worry about the schoolwork and future of the virtuous brother, and he had no time to care about him, and when he heard that he was in trouble, he would only scold me for not being able to teach children! But the concubine born by his aunt, he treated it as a baby, and took it with him every day, and even the concubine invited his husband and grandmother to come back to teach! Why doesn't he have the time to discipline my child?! ”

This has already involved the matter of her uncle's inner courtyard, Wen Yi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and hurriedly glanced at Old Madam Lu. The latter lightly ordered: "Your eldest aunt has finally come here, and when the meal is approaching, you go to the kitchen to see what good dishes there are, and treat a table of noodles to entertain your eldest aunt." Wen Yi hurriedly answered. The cuckoo opened his mouth and saw that the mistress was crying, but he didn't seem to hear it, so he had no choice but to give up.

When Wen Yi arrived outside, she heard the Jiang family start to tell about her suffering at home again, and her discord with the concubines and children. She sighed, glared at the two little girls under the porch, looked at the servants in the long room waiting at the bottom of the stairs, called for the winter sun, and walked in the direction of the kitchen.

When I arrived at the kitchen, I saw that there were still two chickens, half a pig, a few handfuls of vegetables, and ten eggs, so I ordered: "Today, the eldest aunt is coming to the house, and the grandmother is only afraid that she will have to keep the meal, so you go to Uncle Zhong, pay two taels of silver and a penny, and buy some chickens, ducks, and fish meat from the market, and treat a first-class table and a third-class table." Take another chicken, stew a tonic soup, add two plates of refreshing side dishes, and send them to Mrs. Fifteen in the backyard. ”

The people in the kitchen responded, and they didn't mention it. Wen Yi walked around the kitchen, turned out and asked Zhong Niangzi a few words before returning to the main courtyard.

In the upper room, Jiang Shi was already in tears, and lowered his head to listen to Mrs. Lu's admonition: "...... You are the main room, the concubines in the family are not good, you just have to show the majesty of the wife of the main house, who dares not to listen?! You only care about looking at the man's face, and you soften first, how can others respect you?! is to deal with the concubine and anger the eldest nephew, can he still divorce you?! If you put the big truth out, he is weak-hearted, so naturally he doesn't dare to mess around anymore! Like you now, you want to be prestigious, and you are afraid of offending men, dragging mud and water, and playing tricks with concubines to compete for leisure, how can people look at it? ! Don't say anything about Aunt Yu's unusual background as an ordinary concubine, Rao is from a good family, a concubine is a concubine, if she feels that she is noble, don't marry into our Gu family to be small! ”

Jiang Shi listened to this, his waist straightened, and he said again and again: "Auntie is right!" ”

Mrs. Lu was still angry: "You can't figure it out yourself, it's just that you don't fight for it, but it's okay, but you still pull the six girls to give you advice!" No wonder you taught her to be like this! If you are still like this in the future, it is better for the six girls not to return to Beijing, here, it is better to have a grandmother to take care of her, than after she returns to Beijing, she will play crazy with people outside, and fight with her mother and sister at home! ”

Jiang's face was flushed, and there were three points of resentment, three points of shame, and four points of abruptness. Wen Yi saw clearly outside the door, remembering that her grandmother was a stubborn character, if she trained too much, she was afraid that the eldest aunt would not only not be grateful, but would be resentful, so she hurriedly walked in and said: "The granddaughter has gone to the kitchen to order, and there is another thing, Zhong Niangzi came to report, saying that early this morning, Aunt Seventeen went to the backyard to sit, and after she left, Aunt Fifteen's body was a little uncomfortable, and the mothers around her were not sure what was wrong, so I would like to ask my grandmother to take a look." ”

Old Madam Lu frowned when she heard this: "I know!" She hesitated for a moment, then turned to the Jiang family: "Your fifteenth brother and sister have an eight-month-old body, but she has always been weak, and the seventeenth family ran to annoy her again. Now that you're back, why don't you come with me and see what I can do to help?" ”

Jiang immediately understood, and said with a smile: "They are all concubines of the same family, I have been away all the year round, and I have seen less, so I finally came back, and I should be closer and closer." ”

Old Madam Lu nodded, and then glanced at Wen Yi: "You just stay at home." In the blink of an eye, he ordered four mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, and did not go through the front door, but walked directly through the small door at the back of the hospital.

Wen Yi sent her grandmother and aunt away, turned around, and always felt a little puzzled, so she walked to Mama Zhao's room and asked her in a low voice: "Mama, I think my grandmother seems to be interested in making friends with my eldest aunt, why is this?" We used to be close to the second aunt, but we have been less in contact with each other in the past few months, the eldest aunt has been away for seven or eight years, and my grandmother used to have a mediocre relationship with her, why mention her everywhere? ”

Mama Zhao put down the needle and thread in her hand, and was a little funny: "My good young lady, you are usually smart, why are you stupid today?!" Think about it, where did the big lady come back? Think about it, who is there in that place? Your marriage is only half decided, and the old lady always has to find someone to inquire! ”

Wen Yi was stunned, and suddenly remembered that the eldest uncle was in the capital, and the master of the Liu family was also in the capital, and it was rumored that after the Liu family left Guzhuang last time, they returned to the capital not long after, could it be ...... She couldn't help but blush.

Liu Dongxing only asked someone to send two letters to Dr. Xiao, only saying that everything was safe and everything was going well, but he didn't mention anything else. But she couldn't help but be nervous......