Wen Hui looked indifferent: "What can it be?" Isn't that the same old thing? My reputation in my hometown has long been ruined, even if the news of the capital has not been reported, the people in the clan will not welcome me. One by one, as if there were dirty things on my body, I privately instigated the fourth aunt to send me to Qinglian Nunnery, and my mother lost her temper in public, so she stopped one by one. ”

Wen Yi's brows furrowed even tighter: "It's inevitable that there will be a lot of gossip in the clan, just don't go out and provoke them if you have nothing to do." Although your long house is no longer the patriarch, but the prestige still exists, as long as the eldest uncle does not send a letter back to tell the clansmen that he is annoyed with your daughter, who dares to come to the door to find your bad luck? ”

Wen Hui laughed: "How can our master have this courage? Wouldn't that be tantamount to directly telling his people that he was not strict with his goddaughter? There are so many people in the whole family, whose daughter is as bold as me? But the rumor will spread a little bit, the second master's family has come back, their family has lost such a big face, how can they let me get away? Naturally, I can't wait for more ** breath, so that I can get a bottom for myself. ”

Wen Yi was angry when she heard this: "How bad can your reputation be?" How can you compare with the second uncle? You are still a good daughter who is innocent, but you have not succeeded in your family affairs, and your temper is bad, and it is not a serious crime. I think that if you refuse to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix to the ancestors, you will clear the name of your ancestors, which is a temperate behavior. But the second uncle was directly imprisoned, if he hadn't committed a crime himself, how could the court have issued an order to revoke his reputation? Which one of you made it to the bottom? Your aunt and uncle will be annoyed with you, and he will do the same, so you should tell the truth and let everyone in the clan hear about the good things he has done."

Wen Hui said lazily: "No, although he is an elder, he is looked down upon when he speaks and acts." I quarreled with him, and I soiled my own mouth" She gently dusted off her sleeves, and her clothes were freshly made, light purple, embroidered with chic bluegrass, very elegant.

Wen Yi glanced at her a few times and smiled slightly: "I don't believe what you say." Such a big dumb loss, are you really willing to eat it? If you are the only one, I don't believe that my aunt will allow others to spoil you like this. ”

Wen Hui glanced at her and smiled slightly: "My mother is almost angry, and I persuaded her for a long time before she suppressed the fire." However, she doesn't quarrel with the second master's family, which doesn't mean that she is willing to settle things. She came back first, and the power of the housekeeper was naturally in her hands, and the second wife came back to take it over, so she said that there was no eldest daughter-in-law idle, but she asked the younger son and daughter-in-law to work hard, and let the second wife give her a hand, and only divided some trivial and offending errands. The second wife can't fight, the old lady is still in the capital, and now the long house is the largest of my mother, if she wants to make a snack, she first does not honor her mother-in-law and then squeezes out the gossip of the concubine. My mother is the best at crying, and when she goes to the second room to cry for a long time, the wife of the head of the family will come over to teach people. What else can the second wife do? ”

Wen Yi laughed when she heard it: "So, the eldest aunt finally got angry?" ”

Wen Hui's expression softened: "My mother said that she has abandoned her husband and children, if she doesn't get tough, and she will be bullied by others, then she will come back in vain." The old lady and the old man are not at home, as long as she is still the housewife for a day, she will be the master of the family for a day, and there is no reason to call a little uncle who has been dismissed and has a loss of virtue and is not filial to her mother-in-law, and a little sister-in-law who is unkind to her stepdaughter. Now that her children have a future, no matter how bad my life is, it can't be any worse. If the second master and his wife want to fight with her, she will accompany them to the end, as long as they are not worried that their children's reputation will be affected and they will not be able to get married. She pursed her lips and smiled: "My mother is actually afraid that I will be wronged at home." With her in charge of the house, at least no one dares to deduct my food and clothing. Whatever I want, she can do it for me; Whatever she wants, she can indulge me. ”

Wen Yi sighed: "The motherly heart of the eldest aunt is really rare. Sixth sister, you have to cherish it. ”

Wen Hui lowered her head and took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "I naturally understand in my heart, now that I have my mother, my brother and sister-in-law, and a younger brother, maybe you, and I have no other relatives." Mother's kindness, I just have to accept it with peace of mind, and I will repay her well. But what makes me happiest is that my mother has finally opened her mind, and when she encounters difficulties, she no longer only knows how to cry, but also thinks more about herself. I dare to say that even if the old lady and the old man come back from the capital immediately, my mother will not let them knead it anymore."

Speaking of this, she raised her eyebrows, approached Wen Yi and whispered, "Do you know what my mother has done since she came back?" She picked a new girl, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law from the sons of the family who had not entered the house on an errand day, and carefully adjusted them, so she asked them to quietly spread the things that the second master's family did in the capital in Guzhuang, and even the fifth sister did not let go. Don't look at my bad reputation, their family's reputation is not much stronger. When the second master and the second wife came back, the clan had already known about their jokes, and they didn't despise it. The second wife wants to continue to take care of the house, my mother went to the second room to make a fuss, and the gossip on the village spread even more, and some people talked about the girl, and the second wife was so angry that she refused to go out to see people. As for the second master, he was refuted by my mother, and asked the second room to insinuate and preach, so he drank at home all day long to solve it. My mother specially asked someone to bring out the good wine at home and let him drink it, saying that it was over after drinking, and he could still settle quietly. ”

Wen Yi covered her mouth to stop laughing, but she couldn't hide her surprise in her eyes: "I really didn't expect that the eldest aunt would actually use such a method." I just thought of Wen Juan, and I felt that she was innocent and pitiful, "Actually, the tenth sister is not a bad person, if she is affected by her parents, it will be a pity if she doesn't even say that she is a parent." ”

Wen Hui said casually: "I can't even get involved." The ten girls were married when they were in the capital, and it was easy for the second wife to persuade the old lady to nod to the second master before leaving, which was the Lianjia you said and was on an errand in the army. The ten girls did not come back, and stayed in Beijing with the old lady, only waiting for the marriage to be completed in May next year. The second master refused to continue to lose face in the capital, so he dragged the second wife back, saying that he would not go to Beijing to give the wedding when the ten girls got married. ”

Wen Yi was really surprised and delighted at this time: "The family affair of the Lian family has really come to pass?" I can't only be the eldest uncle and grandmother and the second uncle, but I didn't expect them to change their minds."

Wen Hui sneered: "Even the family is a little worse, but the ancestors have also been officials, and the tenth brother-in-law is a high-level military attaché, it is better than asking the ten girls to go back to their hometown and continue to delay." To put it bluntly, the second master was originally just a bald jinshi, where did he get the confidence to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix? The fifth sister was able to climb the Shangshu Mansion because she had burned high incense in her previous life, but she couldn't withstand such a big blessing, and she only enjoyed it for a few months, and now she hasn't gone back to her hometown to be a common person? Ten girls and a concubine, can they still climb up to any high-ranking officials and eunuchs? It's rare that even the family doesn't dislike the ten girls' family has been dismissed, if you still have to be picky, there will be no such shop in this village. In the future, if you die and say that you are a talent, people may not be able to look down on the father-in-law of the second master."

Wen Yi pretended not to hear her ridicule of Wen Xian, but was just glad for Wen Juan: "My father-in-law said that General Xiaolian is a sincere person, and if the tenth sister marries him, there will be a stable life." It is indeed a pity that the second uncle and the second aunt can't get married, but with the eldest uncle and grandmother and the eldest uncle in charge, the marriage will not be shabby, but it avoids gossiping and causing the tenth sister to have no face. I have to write a letter back to the capital, and prepare a generous gift to add makeup to my tenth sister. Since I will get married in May next year, I'm afraid I won't be able to send my tenth sister out of the cabinet. ”

Wen Hui glanced at her: "You have always been a kind person. He stopped talking about the topic, looked around, and asked her, "Isn't the ninth brother-in-law at home?" ”

Wen Yi paused, revealing a casual smile: "He just went to the Kangnan garrison to take up his post, and he won't come back until two days." It just so happens that my sister is here, so let's be my companion for these two days. ”

Wen Hui pouted: "I didn't just come to stay for two days, let alone live until after the first month." My mother heard from my sixth uncle and grandmother that your husband and wife are busy with official business this year and can't go back to Pingyang. I just thought, you are busy with official business, you must stay in Kangnan, then the new house in Kangcheng will inevitably be empty, and I don't need to look for another house when I come here, I didn't expect you to be here. How? The ninth brother-in-law went to office, and you didn't go with him? ”

Wen Yi was stunned, hesitated for a moment before replying lightly: "It's almost the New Year, and the garrison is also a yamen, and the soldiers have to celebrate the festival." The houses there are not as good as here, and we plan to spend the New Year in Cannes, and if the garrison has all the business, it is convenient to rush from here. My sister is actually planning to come for the New Year, why is this? You can't compare to me, or the daughter of the Gu family, there has never been an example of a clansman living in his hometown not celebrating the New Year in Gu Zhuang before. ”

Wen Hui raised her hand and stroked her hair: "Our Changfang is not the patriarch anymore, and the New Year's sacrifice will be completed if the second master comes forward with his son." My mother and I can't enter the ancestral hall to participate in the ceremony, what are we doing in the village? As soon as the Chinese New Year comes, there are countless relatives and friends who come to visit relatives, three aunts and six mothers-in-law, and they can't talk about all the bad things, so it's better to hide out and be quiet. As for the power of the family, if my mother can grab it once, she can grab it a second time, and the second wife's half-dead appearance now is not her opponent. ”

Wen Yi raised her eyebrows: "Just for this?" I don't believe it, your family officials have done a lot of things, and you have always been detached in the clan, you are not happy, and people can still force you to see your relatives? I remember that when you came back for the New Year, you have always ignored the female dependents of those relatives, and people held you, only saying that you had an extraordinary bearing and a decent appearance, but you didn't dare to say a word of gossip. Although you are in a difficult situation now, Man Pingyang can't pick out a few officials who are higher than the eldest uncle, and the eldest aunt still has an edict, I don't believe it, people really dare to expose your shortcomings in person. ”

Wen Hui glanced at her: "Who said this?" Am I afraid that people will expose my shortcomings in person? What annoys me is that my mother, who came to be a matchmaker, has already received the rumors, and the aunts in the other rooms are also openly and secretly probing my mother's tone, saying which son is promising, which son looks like a talent or something, my mother was coaxed by them to be happy, and she was a little tempted, I won't let her out again, God knows if I will be allowed out after this year? ”

Wen Yi's eyes widened: "What's wrong with this?" If there is really a good family affair, it is also your creation. Sixth sister, aren't you still picking on other people's family foundations? ”

Wen Hui couldn't help but stretch out her finger and poke her head vigorously: "You fool, what is my reputation now?" What kind of good family will it be if you can come to the door to propose? When my mother comes, you can ask carefully, either the famous gentleman, or the evil young man with a bad character, all for my legendary beauty. Among them, there are even merchants and aunts in the clan who marry the house, who all think that my reputation is damaged and I am not worthy of a good man with a clean net worth and outstanding white talents, so how can they pay attention to a good family for me? I'm so angry with them that I'd rather cut my hair and be a sister-in-law than marry those people. What should you do? ”

Wen Yi was stunned, but she was not very happy to hear her say something: "I didn't know that they were looking for that kind of person, so it's not surprising that they misunderstood." Didn't you and your aunt find fault with the foundation of the family in the past, so we delayed the family affairs? Don't talk about cutting your hair and being a sister-in-law all day long, if you can endure such a quiet life, how can you be what you are today? The young Han people are monks."

After that, she glanced at Wen Hui's delicate and elegant new dress, the thick and soft cloak, and the elegant and noble jasper hairpin on her head, as well as the sandalwood Buddha bead bracelet that still exuded a faint fragrance on her wrist, snorted lightly, glanced away, got up and walked to the door and shouted: "Miss Six's house can be cleaned up?" Where's the girl she brought? Hurry up and wait for the master to rest," Lianxin rushed over to the guest room and replied that it had been cleaned up, and the two girls brought by Wen Hui also hurriedly stood at the foot of the front steps of the house.

Wen Hui snorted and laughed behind Wen Yi: "Yo, the ninth sister is now the housewife, and her temper is rising, let me say a little bit, you will give me a look." ”

Wen Yi glanced back at her: "Who gave you a look?" I'm not happy that you always talk about being a sister-in-law, and you won't be tired after rushing this day's road? Go back and take a break, freshen up. Now that I'm the only one at home, you don't need to be taboo about anything, so you can rest, change your clothes, and come over to have dinner with me. I'll ask someone to cook your favorite food. ”

"Then thank you sister." Wen Hui got up and stretched, "I'm really tired, it's windy and cold on the river, and it hurts my brain." My sister asked someone to boil some thick ginger soup, and poured a bowl for each of the people I brought, so that I wouldn't be able to work as an errand when I got sick. Cook more vegetarian dishes for dinner, I am tired of meat now, and I like to eat fresh vegetables and turnips. ”

Wen Yi smiled angrily: "I realized that you know how to be considerate of your subordinates, and the next sentence will reveal your original form." Where to find a lot of fresh melons and vegetables this season? Don't worry, I'll make you a monastic meal."

More to, address (to be continued)