Liu Feihe's face was gloomy and he strode into the pavilion. Shu stumbled at these servants viciously, and finally pushed the old man Rong Daddy, and yelled: "The master told you to take care of the family and the courtyard, you are good, hide here and be lazy! Is this backyard a place where you can come in and have fun casually? Old thing, you must be the leader, see how Lao Tzu cleans you up!"

Liu Feihe rolled up his sleeves and made a gesture to fight, and the two guys with big shoulders and round waists behind him also followed him to show off their might, making many vicious gestures. Several servant women shrank into a ball in fright, and one of them boldly said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Liu, Miss is here! ”

So everyone turned their eyes to Zhuang Meiyan for help, who remained silent, looking down at the beautiful scenery reflected in the distant mountains in the lake, as if he hadn't seen the arrogant scene in front of him.

Liu Feihe's big little eyes widened, and he wrinkled his eyebrows and said, "Miss? What Miss? I think you want to be a young lady and want to go crazy! Hahaha!"

He looked at the two men and burst into a wild laugh. At this time, a calm voice sounded in the pavilion, steady and gentle, but very powerful.

"Shopkeeper Liu, Manager Liu, Liu Feihe, you are so majestic!"

When Liu Feihe heard this, he slowly smiled, and seemed to casually glance at Zhuang Meiyan's position, and pretended to be surprised: "Yo! Who am I? It turned out to be the third girl! The third girl wanted to go around the yard, why didn't she let someone tell me earlier? The garden is so big, what should I do if I turn around and get lost?"

Then he turned around and scolded Father Rong and said: "I really don't have eyesight, don't you recognize the three girls? When the three girls are the 'wine fairy' who sells wine, you all know them! ”

Liu Feihe's round face was full of smiles, a pair of bean eyes narrowed into a slit, and he spoke flatteringly, but the words pierced his heart, as if he was the master of this courtyard, master, Zhuang Meiyan became a guest.

What kind of person Zhuang Meiyan is, he naturally heard the sound of his words, and immediately smiled coldly.

"Listen, in front of me, he dares to claim to be a master, such an arrogant thing, still waiting for me to teach me a lesson?"

Zhuang Meiyan slapped the railing and said angrily: "Take it!"

"Yes, miss!"

With a chorus of shouts, seven or eight big men suddenly burst out of the bushes outside the pavilion, all of them with strong figures, and stepped forward to hold Liu Feihe and the others. The incident happened suddenly, and Liu Feihe and the three of them were defenseless and were pushed to the ground with their arms cut back. As soon as the two guys saw that the situation was wrong, they immediately begged for mercy, but Liu Feihe had some backbone, struggled to raise his head and glared at Zhuang Meiyan, and said arrogantly: "Third girl, why are you arresting and beating people! Only the government is qualified to say that Lao Tzu is guilty, and I will not be convinced if you kill me today." ”

Da Zhuang next to him raised his hand and slapped him, and shouted: "If you have a hard mouth, then beat you until you are convinced." ”

Zhuang Meiyan waved his hand to Da Zhuang and said calmly: "Liu Feihe, you are full of crimes, and you dare to say that you are willing to be convinced only when you go to the official yamen to convict." If you enter the government today, it is difficult to say whether you will have the life to come out alive. ”

Liu Feihe sneered: "Third girl, I'm not scared, it's better for us to see the official." In our peerless country, misuse of private law is a very serious crime!"

The cold light in Zhuang Meiyan's dark eyes condensed, and she nodded slightly to Da Zhuang, who immediately understood and shouted, and several strong winery guys immediately lifted the three of them up and dragged them to the grass under the pavilion. In a moment, the screams came one after another, and several of the servants, who were timid, were already trembling with fear.

After a while, Da Zhuang dragged Liu Feihe, who was screaming in pain, up, Liu Feihe lay on the steps, his round fat face was full of pain, and while moaning, he raised his head and glared at Zhuang Meiyan unconvinced.

Zhuang Meiyan knew that this person was a hob meat, a typical master who didn't cry when he didn't see the coffin, and this beating was just a frustration of his spirit. She said, "Dog minion, are you guilty?"

"Lao Tzu is not guilty! Lao Tzu wants to go with you to see the master!" Liu Feihe really stiffened his neck and shouted.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled lightly and said, "Okay, it's okay to go to see the master, the law of the country is ruthless, and today I will let you die to understand." ”

Liu Feihe heard what she said, and he thought that he had no handle in the hands of others, so he shouted.

"Okay! If you have the courage, let's go to the county office. ”

Zhuang Meiyan instructed Chunju: "Chunju, help Madame, be careful not to stain this woman's clothes, this is a royal gift." ”

Liu Feihe struck a stir, he squinted and peeked, and caught a glimpse of the old lady in the pavilion dressed unusually grandly, although he didn't recognize the clothes of the wife, but the shoulders were draped with gold embroidered peony and xia veil. Wushuang country to peony is precious, only the imperial court has a name of the wife is qualified to use, ordinary folk women have no honor, peony with gold wire border is the symbol of the lady of Sanpinjun.

He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and even the pain of the beating just now was forgotten. No wonder Zhuang Meiyan has no fear, but he actually has a trick, if he sees an official, he will dress up like this, and according to the rules, even the county lord has to give up his seat to this old lady, not to mention that he is a grass citizen. Zhuang Meiyan casually said that he was a murderous woman, and his behavior was informal, and his board was decided, and the county master was not easy to maintain in public.

Chunju saw that everyone was still ignorant, and she still didn't know the identity of the old woman, so she lowered her face and said: "You are really unreasonable, the old lady is the lady of Sanpin County who was given the title by the emperor, how can you be wild!"

Among the servants, there were organic spirit people, who immediately came back to their senses, quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Slave and maid please the old lady." ”

So everyone knelt on the ground in a mess and kowtowed to say goodbye.

Liu Feihe stared at his eyes unwillingly, and his two buddies climbed up the steps, kowtowing and making amends, crying and begging with a sad face: "Madam, Miss, the villain has no eyes and has collided with your old man, don't be like the villain, ouch, the villain is guilty, ouch, spare your life!"

While shouting in pain, they made amends, and they were full of ugliness, and everyone couldn't help but hide their faces and snicker.

Zhuang Meiyan didn't pay attention to them, and only let them pound their heads like garlic.

At this time, a guy was bold, pulled Liu Feihe's sleeve, and whispered: "Master Liu, heroes don't suffer immediate losses, and the people don't fight with officials, since you're standing under the eaves of others, let's lower your head!"

Liu Feihe was originally the cousin of the second wife Liu's daughter-in-law, Liu Ma, who relied on power to be arrogant in the house, and never put this crazy three-grade woman in his eyes, but today someone wants to be more serious, and it really can't be said from the bright side. He had no choice but to eat Coptis dumbly, scolding himself for being too careless and falling into the trap of this little girl.

He lay on his stomach slowly, kowtowed hastily, and said, "The villain is guilty!"

Zhuang Meiyan did not continue to investigate his guilt, but said softly: "It's good to know the crime, the most important thing to be a slave is to keep to yourself, so that you won't get into trouble." Mother loved the osmanthus flowers in the backyard, and from this day on, we live in the garden. There are few people living there, and there is no need to be too extravagant, just serve these old people, and there is no need to add new people. You go and bring the key to the garden and give it to Chunju for safekeeping. ”

Liu Feihe lowered his head and thought for a while: "When the master left, he handed over the mansion to the villain to manage, and now there is no handover matter, so let the little one take out the key, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." Judging from the small one, Madame and Miss can't live in a few houses, so why don't you open the side door and let the minions clean up a few spacious rooms in the garden, so that the old lady can live temporarily, do you think?"

Zhuang Meiyan sneered: "You don't have to use the master to press me, you are bullying me when I am young and ignorant." My father has always said that men should be ambitious in all directions, and should not pay attention to the trivial matters at home, so as not to disturb their minds, so he never takes care of such affairs. Since you talked about the handover of accounts, I have a book for you to take to the good students to read and see if there is any mistake in the numbers?"

At the suggestion of Zhuang Meiyan, Chunju took out a blue ledger from her arms and "snapped" in front of Liu Feihe. Liu Feihe picked it up suspiciously, and as soon as he turned two or three pages, beads of sweat began to flow down his forehead, his breath was heavy, and he couldn't read it anymore after reading more than a dozen pages, the ledger fell to the ground, and the whole person's face was like ashes, lying there like a defeated rooster, hanging his head in frustration.

"Liu Feihe, whether the things recorded on this are true or not, you know best in your own heart. Two years ago, Erniang instructed you to go back to Qiyang Town to buy the family property and renovate the Zhuangjia Courtyard, but you deducted two silver taels from it, filled your own pockets, and took advantage of the renovation project to embezzle and shoddy. ”

"Liu Feihe, there are gods three feet above your head, and you can't be deceived in the blue sky, don't you know how to write the word 'retribution' when you do such things?"

Liu Feihe never thought that these things he did would be recorded by someone, he was a bad person, he offended too many people, and he couldn't think of who would secretly calculate him for a while, isn't it really like the girl said, "There are gods in the head and three feet", thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the wind was blowing on his face, and he was soaked in cold sweat.

"You say, what will happen if this ledger falls into the hands of my second mother in the capital?"

Zhuang Meiyan's understatement fell on Liu Feihe's ears, it was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, his life's glory and wealth all came from this, and he was also very clear about that woman's methods, and finally kowtowed obediently: "The villain is guilty, ask the young lady to be gracious, and let the villain have a way to live." ”

Zhuang Meiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "The past can not be investigated, how can you spit out the silver how you eat it, calculate it yourself according to the account book, and give you a three-day deadline, and I will only ask you if you look back for a penny." As for the garden, do you need Miss Ben to say more?"

Liu Feihe kowtowed again and again: "It must be certain, and I will never dare to be less." The key villain immediately asked people to send it over, and he didn't dare to delay Mrs. Madame's check-in. The villain retired first. ”

He kept his distance and kowtowed, and his arrogant appearance when he first came was swept away, and he became sincerely afraid. As soon as he left a few words, Zhuang Meiyan lowered his head and ordered Chunju a few words, Chunju nodded slightly, and shouted loudly: "Manager Liu, stay!"

Liu Feihe's body trembled, he didn't know what else he had in the hands of the young lady, his body hesitated, and he couldn't turn his body for a long time.

Chunju had no choice but to rush over, holding a piece of paper in her hand.

"This is what Miss asked me to give to you. ”

Liu Feihe opened the thin rice paper in fear, and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Liu Feihe took the rice paper in Chunju's hand in fear, opened it and looked at it carefully. His eyes widened suddenly, and he looked up at Zhuang Meiyan in disbelief, as if he had never known her.

"Miss. Is this recipe real?" his voice trembled, "Do you really want to pass this recipe to me?"

Zhuang Meiyan nodded and said: "Last time in the wine competition, I tasted your wine, it tasted good, the only regret is that it is slightly sour, but freshly brewed wine is prone to this problem, and your sourness is not great." My recipe is simple and convenient, and it can also remove the acidity in the wine and extend the shelf life, so you might as well give it a try. ”

Liu Feihe was extremely grateful, knowing that this kind of secret recipe belonged to the family heirloom, no one would be so generous to leak it to outsiders, and it was also his opponent, this recipe was worth more than anything, in comparison, he didn't care about the more than 10,000 silver taels he was about to pay.

Silver is a dead thing, and having a way to make money is the royal paradise.

This time, Liu Feihe was convinced and said deeply: "Thank you, Miss!"

Zhuang Meiyan bowed slightly.

Liu Feihe carefully folded the rice paper a few times, put it in his arms, and turned to leave the garden. Everyone also retired and continued to do their own things.

Chunju asked with some curiosity: "Miss, why did you tell him the secret recipe for removing sourness in wine?

"What does it have to do with us if his wine sells well or not?"

Chunju was anxious and said, "Miss, you said that you are such a smart person, how can you talk nonsense, his wine is well-brewed, don't you buy more." He sells a lot of wine, so our wine ......"

"Hahaha!" Zhuang Meiyan smiled, "It turns out that you are afraid that our wine will not be sold! Our wine is not only sold to the people of Qiyang Town, but also sold to the capital, to every place in the unequaled country, I want everyone to think of our wine when they mention drinking. ”

Chunju was moved by her, and couldn't help but look forward to it, her eyes were confused.

Zhuang Meiyan also guessed her thoughts and smiled knowingly.

Zhuang Meiyan moved out of the "Li Ji Silk Shop" and lived in the Zhuang's courtyard, until this time the people in the town knew that the original "female wine fairy" was actually the third lady of the Zhuang family, and her biological mother was the main room of the Zhuang family, Mrs. Sanpinjun. For a while, legends about this woman spread all over the streets and alleys, and people's awe of her deepened.

The business of Zhuang Meiyan's winery is getting better and better, and its reputation is far and wide, not only in Qiyang Town, but also in nearby towns, including Qiyang County, which also come to buy the wine of the "female wine fairy". The comprador in the capital got out of prison and ordered wine from her as usual, and the amount was constantly multiplied. The sharp increase in demand for winemaking made the backyard of the original silk shop gradually unable to bear, so Zhuang Meiyan simply moved the winery to the other courtyard, where there was a lot of vacant land outside the courtyard, and the area was large enough, and he also recruited a lot of workers in the town to help.

The silk shop is now on the right track, Zhuang Meiyan handed over the shop to Yang Xiucai and his wife to take care of, and now Yang Xiucai is also in charge of the accounts of the winery, and he is even more busy. The winery was also handed over to Da Zhuang and other old workers to be responsible, and all the affairs of the house were taken care of by Chunju, and everything was in order. Zhuang Meiyan himself took care of the amount and color when making wine, and accompanied his mother in the house the rest of the time, but he was a lot more leisurely.

On this day, Zhuang Meiyan was walking with her mother under the osmanthus tree, and Chunju hurriedly walked over and whispered in her ear: "Miss, that woman has come to the door again." ”

Zhuang Meiyan knew that the woman in Chunju's mouth was none other than the Hong family's mother-in-law, ten days ago, they had not moved into the Zhuang family's courtyard, and the Hong family's daughter-in-law had an adultery incident with Han Niu'er, which caused a sensation in the town. Afterwards, Han Niu'er admitted that she did the thing by herself, and she didn't have the face to stay in the winery anymore, so she left Qiyang Town without saying goodbye.

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family was also taken back by the Hong family to be strictly guarded, and after Zhuang Meiyan's investigation, the matter was finally appeased. It's just that this Hong family's mother-in-law got the sweetness, and she came over to complain twice in three days. Zhuang Meiyan was generous, and every time she told Chunju not to let her go back empty-handed, and gave her two or three taels of silver, so she became more and more proud, and regarded this matter as a way to make money.

Chunju's face was not angry, and she muttered: "The older she gets, the more greedy she becomes! Didn't this daughter-in-law say that Kefukezi's life was forced to be kicked out of the house? Now she wants people to guard her dead son, what is this called!"

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family turned out to be married into the Hong family for her sick husband Chongxi, who knew that her husband died of aggravation of her illness in less than half a year, and her mother-in-law thought that she was kefu, and she couldn't help but say that she rushed back, and her mother-in-law refused to let her go home, but fortunately Zhuang Meiyan took her in.

Listening to Chunju's complaints, Zhuang Meiyan smiled slightly, and said: "It's useless to say that, since she came, she will give her two pieces of money, if she is allowed to go back empty-handed, I am afraid that the lady of the Hong family will suffer again." ”

Chunju pouted and said: "Miss, you are just too kind-hearted!" However, the mother-in-law of the Hong family did not come this time just to ask for silver, the slave maid took some broken silver to her according to Miss's instructions, who knew that she still refused to leave at the back door, and she had to see Miss in vain!"

Zhuang Meiyan was stunned for a moment, and said: "I can't help her, I can give her the silver, but I don't have the time to listen to her gossip." ”

Chunju frowned and said: "The slave knows that she is indeed rude, but she said that this matter has to meet the young lady before she is willing to say it, saying that it is a matter of two lives, if the young lady refuses to see her, she has to tell the patriarch about it, and it will be too late to say anything by then." ”

"Two lives!" Zhuang Meiyan was a little puzzled and said, "Then you let her come over." ”

While the two were talking, the old lady beside her walked alone under the osmanthus tree, rubbed the trunk, looked at the few petals left on the tree, and then looked at the remaining petals under the tree, fluttering in the wind, and suddenly shouted.

Zhuang Meiyan and Chunju were startled and hurriedly ran to the old lady's side. Zhuang Meiyan comforted repeatedly, looked at her mother's stunned eyes, stared at the petals on the ground in a daze, knowing that her mother cherished osmanthus very much, and now that the flowering period has passed, it is inevitable that there will be sadness in her heart. She was afraid that her mother's old illness would attack, so she hurriedly teased the old man and wanted to take her back to the house.

At this time, Zhuang Rongxi, who came back from the school, passed by and saw that they were all standing under the osmanthus tree, and also came to join in the fun.

"Mother, sister, you are picking osmanthus again, the osmanthus cake made by my mother last time was delicious, this time you have to leave me more." ”

Which pot is not opened, which pot is mentioned.

Zhuang Rongxi's words made her mother even more sad, and she muttered to herself: "Osmanthus, my osmanthus, I want to make osmanthus cakes." Osmanthus cake, they stole my osmanthus, my osmanthus. ”

The mother was incoherent, and the old illness was about to recur. Zhuang Meiyan was anxious in her eyes, angry in her heart, and glared at Zhuang Rongxi viciously, she stepped forward in a hurry and pinched Zhuang Rongxi's waist with all her strength. Zhuang Rongxi was still in ignorance, and suddenly felt a pain in his waist, and suddenly screamed and bent down.

The scream pulled the mother's sanity back from the brink of collapse. She looked at Zhuang Rongxi, who was squatting on the ground with a painful face, and asked, "What's wrong with Xi'er?"

Zhuang Meiyan hurriedly replied: "It's windy here, and my brother's stomach hurts." Mother, let's hurry back to the house. ”

"Oh, the wind is strong and cold, Xi'er will go back to the house with her mother. The mother cherished the child and immediately pulled Zhuang Rongxi to the house.

Zhuang Meiyan was relieved at this time, Zhuang Rongxi endured the pain and followed behind her mother, and at the same time turned her head, looked at Zhuang Meiyan with a flat mouth and was very aggrieved, and said with her mouth: "Sister, you are so ruthless, I am so painful!"

Chunju couldn't hold back, and laughed, Zhuang Meiyan glared at her, Chunju covered her mouth and lowered her head, Zhuang Meiyan thought about it and thought it was funny, pursed her lips and smiled. The osmanthus tree overhead, the leaves are swaying, and a few residual petals have fallen, and the fragrance is still there.

Osmanthus blossoms, osmanthus fragrant, mother must have met her sweetheart under the osmanthus tree.

Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but think of her father who was far away in the capital, and sighed softly.

The banker's courtyard, the lakeside pavilion in the backyard.

Zhuang Meiyan leaned against the railing, pinched the fish food and gently sprinkled it into the lake below, attracting a group of red carp to compete for food. Under the stone steps opposite the pavilion stood an elderly woman in her fifties, with gray hair and a plain blouse with patches at the front. She looked cowardly, and secretly looked up at Zhuang Meiyan, she had been here for a while, but Zhuang Meiyan didn't seem to see her, just teasing the fish with fish food, and didn't give a word.

She swallowed her saliva, her lips squirmed for a long time, and finally she muttered: "Miss, the old body greets the third lady." ”

"Get up, are you the mother-in-law of the Hong family's daughter-in-law?" Zhuang Meiyan slowly turned her head, still drooping her eyelids, and said softly.

"Third Miss, thanks to you for taking care of me these days, I really can't open the pot at home, otherwise the old body can't give up this old face to ask you for it...... Speaking of which, this is really shameless, the family is unfortunate, such a daughter-in-law has insulted the face of the ancestors of the Hong family, not to mention, and has also disappointed the young lady's kindness to her. It's a shame that Miss still took her in for so many days, this shameless thing...... I don't know how to calculate the wages of the embroidery room, those months ......"

She began to say some nonsensical polite words, Zhuang Meiyan listened to her nagging patiently, and finally listened to her to get to the point, smiled slightly, and said: "The salary of the daughter-in-law of the Hong family, just let her go to the silk shop to find a show to settle it by herself, this is what you said about the important matter of human life?"

"No, no!" The Hong family's mother-in-law shook her head, her face was embarrassed, and finally she gritted her teeth and said, "Third Miss, you are not an outsider, the old body will tell you about this ugly matter today, and the two lives will also be handed over to you to dispose of." ”

"My shameless daughter-in-law has done the ugly thing of humiliating the family, she has been sour and vomiting for the past two days, and the old body is thinking about not being happy, and secretly asked, sure enough, the monthly letter has not arrived in April...... It's clearly pregnant with a sinister seed!"

After all, Zhuang Meiyan is a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, and when she heard her stumble and slurred, she didn't understand what she meant for a while, and finally heard her talk about the evil seed, and finally suddenly realized. The daughter-in-law of the Hong family is pregnant, and it is a child born of adultery, how can this be good?

Because the mother-in-law of the Hong family insisted on talking to Zhuang Meiyan alone, Zhuang Meiyan asked Chunju to wait outside the pavilion. After a long time, Chunju saw the Hong family's mother-in-law walking out on tiptoe, smiling with a smile on her face, holding a silver ticket in her hand, looking at it happily, and hurriedly stuffing it into her arms like a baby, and even looked left and right, for fear of being robbed.

She looked up and looked at Chunju, only laughed twice, her eyes wandered, and she lowered her head and hurried away.

Chunju looked at her distant back, and always felt that something seemed wrong. Chunju walked into the pavilion with doubts, Zhuang Meiyan seemed a little tired, leaned on his half-closed eyes, and ordered: "Chunju, you immediately let Da Zhuang drive the carriage to the Hong family, and you also go with you and take the daughter-in-law of the Hong family to our house." Remember, be careful not to be seen!"

"Hey!" Chunju agreed.

In less than a cup of tea, Chunju took the person to the back door. Chunju was careful and cautious, and deliberately walked the north gate that she usually did not go, not only did no one in the town be alarmed, but no one in the house knew.

Chunju helped the daughter-in-law of the Hong family to bypass the garden and came to a small gate on the east side of the courtyard, which was a small courtyard where he lived alone, and an old elm tree was planted in the middle of the yard, and the bark was deep and covered with ravines, much like an old man leaning on his leaning body. The small courtyard seems to have been uninhabited for a long time, and the leaves have fallen on the ground.

Zhuang Meiyan took a big broom and was sweeping the fallen leaves, and when she heard footsteps, she slowly raised her head. Although mentally prepared, Zhuang Meiyan was still taken aback. The skinny woman who was supported by Chunju in front of her was the daughter-in-law of the Hong family? More than a month ago, she was still a happy person, a woman with a delicate face and a faint shy smile, but now her face is pale, her eyes are black, her eyes are deeply sunken in her sockets, big and godless, her slender eyelashes are weakly struggling to lift up, and the corners of her mouth are pulled, which can be regarded as a hint of laughter.

All the weight of the daughter-in-law of the Hong family was pressed on Chunju's body, and her whole body was so thin that she didn't look good, the only thing that stood out was her slightly bulging abdomen, although she was wearing a gray coat, she still couldn't hide the abnormality of that part.

Zhuang Meiyan put down the broom, and she and Chunju helped the Hong family's daughter-in-law into the hut. Although the room was not large, it was well organized, with a few simple tables and chairs, and a thick layer of dust floating on them.

Zhuang Meiyan asked Chunju to clean up the house, and she helped the Hong family's daughter-in-law to sit on the bed in the back room.

"This is the place where I used to live with my mother and my little brother Chunju, it's very secluded, you can stay here first. Now your body is also inconvenient, try not to show your face, I will let Chunju personally deliver the daily meals, you just have to take care of your body with peace of mind. ”

"If you have anything you need, tell Chunju and let her buy it for you. ”

Zhuang Meiyan briefly told her a few words, and then told Chunju to take good care of the Hong family's daughter-in-law, and turned around to leave. The daughter-in-law of the Hong family, who had not spoken since she entered the door, suddenly shouted: "Three girls--"

With tears in her eyes, she struggled to her knees on the ground, crying bitterly: "Third girl, why don't you ask me, what happened that day?"

Zhuang Meiyan said slowly: "Han Niu'er said that it was his fault that day, it was he who was drunk and immoral, and he did something that could not stand you, saying that you were completely forced, and everything had nothing to do with you." Because you were struggling and crying, he was afraid that he would alarm people, so he dragged you out of town, not wanting to be discovered, and mistaking you for adultery, and he said that he had harmed you......"

Zhuang Meiyan said a word, and the daughter-in-law of the Hong family cried and shook her head, and in the end, she couldn't cry anymore and collapsed to the ground. Chunju couldn't bear it, and had the heart to step forward to help her, but was stopped by Zhuang Meiyan with extremely stern eyes. The daughter-in-law of the Hong family mourned and cried for a while before she eased up, stared at the ground with blank eyes, and said in a low voice.

"It's my fault, it's me who hurt everyone!"

Chunju originally hated her very much, Han Niu'er disappeared for no reason because of this incident, and now her whereabouts are unknown, and Miss was also implicated in this matter, and was constantly blackmailed by the evil mother-in-law of the Hong family. Now Chunju saw the pitiful appearance of the Hong family's daughter-in-law, but she couldn't mention the slightest hatred in her heart, but just sighed deeply.

Zhuang Meiyan looked very calm, and said: "It's useless to say this now, you are a person with a double body, and you can keep it in peace." ”

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family struggled and asked again, "Why didn't the third girl ask me, who is the adulterer?"

When she said the last sentence, she seemed to have experienced some inner torment, and every word was very difficult.

"Even if you know who he is, can I come to save you now?" Zhuang Meiyan asked rhetorically.

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family was stunned for a moment, and then cried mournfully.

Zhuang Meiyan left the house, Chunju hurriedly followed, and asked anxiously: "Miss, this--what can I do about this! Her bad-hearted mother-in-law must not have any good intentions when she brought her to our house, and the more the slave maid thinks about it, the more she thinks that there will be any problems here? Could it be that Liu Fatzi is making trouble in the secret again?"

Zhuang Meiyan smiled helplessly and said, "Then what do you say? The person is in the house over there, and you can't bear to push her to the fire pit outside - leaving this courtyard, she will be dead, and that is two lives!"

Chunju was speechless for a moment, and whispered: "Otherwise, let's give her some silver, and quietly let Da Zhuang send her to the countryside to hide." In this way, not only can she keep the lives of her mother and son, but we can also dissociate ourselves from this matter. ”

Zhuang Meiyan pondered for a moment, turned to look at the dilapidated small tiled house, and said: "The method you said is feasible, but you look at the current body of the Hong family's daughter-in-law, so thin that there is only a handful of bones left, if you send her away now, I'm afraid she won't live long, now let's recuperate here for a few days." When she's better, we'll send her away. By the way, did anyone see it when you came?"

Chunju shook her head and said decisively: "It's just past the afternoon, there are very few people on the street, we are walking on a small road, and the curtain is also tightly covered, no one can see it." ”

"That's good!" Zhuang Meiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

She worked hard before, and even asked Liu Fatzi to come forward, but she was scared and silver, and finally suppressed the matter. The Hong family turned a blind eye and temporarily did not pursue this adultery incident on the grounds that "the crime is on Han Niu'er alone, and this person has escaped".

Now there is a wave of unsettled, a widow who has been dead for less than a year has conceived a child, this matter is definitely beyond the bottom line of people's moral tolerance, this time it is not a simple thing to do with silver. It's like a hot potato, and it's very embarrassing.

Zhuang Meiyan didn't know that the Hong family's mother-in-law suddenly sent her daughter-in-law to herself, not necessarily because she had any good intentions, but she couldn't ignore it.

"Miss, do you think this is really a fool......'s doing? Hey!" Chunju stopped talking.

Zhuang Meiyan thought for a moment and said, "Do you believe it?"

Chunju looked hesitant.

Zhuang Meiyan shook his head and said: "From beginning to end, I don't believe that Han Niu'er would do that kind of thing, the more he pulls on himself, the more I don't believe it." Now I don't believe it even more! You see that the daughter-in-law of the Hong family has been pregnant for four months, so they have been together four months ago? We have all lived under the same roof for so long, it is impossible not to see any signs of it, and besides, he is in his heart--"

There is still the most important point, Zhuang Meiyan did not say it, Han Niu'er has a strong love for Chunju, in this case, it is difficult to be convincing if Han Niu'er will do such an outrageous thing.

Chunju knew what Miss meant, and hung her head half-shyly.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of September, the osmanthus flowers fell, the autumn wind blew more tightly, the leaves began to wither, and the early winter was quietly approaching. It has been more than ten days since the daughter-in-law of the Hong family moved to the Zhuangjia courtyard, and under the careful care of Chunju, her body has recovered a lot, and her complexion has begun to be ruddy, but her body is getting heavier and heavier day by day.

On this day, Zhuang Meiyan and Chunju hurriedly took some things and walked into the hut very mysteriously. The daughter-in-law of the Hong family was still wearing the gray cardigan coat, and was sitting on the bed embroidering a pair of small tiger head shoes.

Zhuang Meiyan hurriedly asked Chunju to hold her.

"That's it, what time of year is this, and these false rituals are still performed. Have you cleaned up?" Zhuang Meiyan, who had always been calm, also showed an uneasy expression at this time, and urged.

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family nodded shyly, and took out a small burden behind her.

Zhuang Meiyan turned his head to Chunju and said, "You go out to see if there is anyone at the north gate, if there is no one, let Da Zhuang set up the carriage and go around to the north gate to wait." ”

"Hey!" Chunju agreed, walking out the door.

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family had tears in her eyes and said with a crying voice: "Third girl, I have caused you so much trouble, you still help me...... This great favor can only be repaid by waiting for you to be a cow and a horse in the next life. ”

Zhuang Meiyan said: "Don't talk about this, I have already arranged it for you, and found a secluded residence in the mountains, an old couple, no children and no daughters, and a good heart." I only told them that you were because after your husband died, your in-laws wanted to take away the family property, so they excluded you who were already pregnant, so that you had nowhere to go, and gave them some money, and they were willing to take care of you. When you give birth to a child, whether it is a man or a woman, raise it well, and you will have a dependency for the rest of your life. ”

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family was grateful, she turned around and took out a black object from her belly pocket, solemnly put it in the palm of Zhuang Meiyan's hand, and said sincerely: "Third girl, I don't have anything valuable to give you, this brand is for you to keep as a thought." ”

Zhuang Meiyan took it and took a look, it was just a small iron brand, not worth a few dollars, the production was very rough, and a skull was carved on the front, and the lines were scribbled. Although the color of the brand is dark and inconspicuous, the edges are still very smooth, and it still carries the body temperature of the daughter-in-law of the Hong family in her hand. Zhuang Meiyan was a little curious, but she couldn't bear to brush the Hong family's daughter-in-law's heart, so she accepted it.

At this time, Chunju ran in with a panicked face, grabbed Zhuang Meiyan and said in a panic: "Oh no! Miss! There are many people around our door, and the big carriage can't get out at all." The people in the courtyard are trying their best to stop them, but there are more and more people, and they are about to rush in!"

Zhuang Meiyan was stunned and blurted out: "It's coming so fast!"

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family was unusually calm, and said: "I have caused a lot of trouble to the three girls, if they are here to ask for the lives of our mother and son, let them take it." I can't bother you all anymore!"

Chunju was so anxious that she was at a loss, and said in a low voice: "Miss, there is no impermeable wall, since the old can tell us about this, she must be able to tell others, the slave and maid secretly glanced at it, the person headed by the Hong family is the patriarch of the Hong family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do well today, you can think of a foolproof plan." ”

Otherwise, the slave and maid helped the daughter-in-law of the Hong family to quietly go out from the north gate, and first find a place to hide and avoid the limelight. ”

Zhuang Meiyan glanced at the daughter-in-law of the Hong family, shook her head and said, "Her current figure is too eye-catching, you can't get out of the town at all, and her body can't go far." So, in the same way we said last time, you go and bring what you have prepared. ”

"But ......" Chunju hesitated and looked at the young lady, and then at the daughter-in-law of the Hong family.

"What time is it now! It's a life to be saved, go ahead, and when they rush in, it's too late. Zhuang Meiyan said sharply.

After a while, Chunju walked in with a basin of steaming water, and she casually closed the door. Zhuang Meiyan carefully took out a paper bag, washed the white flour inside into the tea bowl, and stirred it gently, the atmosphere in the room was depressed and tense, and the daughter-in-law of the Hong family subconsciously hugged her stomach and shrank into the innermost part of the bed.

Zhuang Mei's face was solemn, turned to Chunju and nodded, "Let's start!"

The banker's courtyard, the outermost part of the large garden at the rear, has a small courtyard separated from the wall. Today, this small courtyard is crowded with people, and some people can't get in, so they climb the wall and look in.

At the head of the crowd was a dignified-looking elder, who was the patriarch of the Hong family, and there was a middle-aged man standing beside him with a grim face.

Zhuang Meiyan slowly walked out of the room, she calmly looked at the black crowd around her, her face was as usual, but her eyes were more stern.

"Old man of the Hong family, you brought so many people to break into our dealer's house, aren't you afraid that Meiyan will go to the government to sue you for trespassing on the house?"

The patriarch of the Hong family raised his hand slightly, stopped the people's discussions, and said loudly: "Third girl, I and the grass people have no intention of offending you, as long as you hand over that little slut, everything is negotiable." The state-owned state has its own laws and family rules, if such things that corrupt the atmosphere are not prohibited, I am afraid that there will be no peaceful life in Qiyang Town in the future!"

"Third girl, you are from a big family, you are well-read, you don't even understand this truth, right?"

"The three daughters of the dealer. The middle-aged man on the side also spoke slowly, his tone was arrogant, and said: "If your father knows about this matter, I'm afraid I will also blame you for messing around, no matter what kind of people dare to take it in, isn't this ruining the reputation of our dealer? You are still a young lady who has not been out of the cabinet, why should you be contaminated with these rights and wrongs!"

Zhuang Meiyan raised his eyebrows and said, "Brother Qi, there is indeed something unclear about Meiyan, and I want to ask your uncles and uncles for advice." As the old saying goes, a woman marries from her father for the first time, and then marries from herself. Since remarrying can be done by oneself, it is a matter of the Hong family's daughter-in-law and her man's willingness, why do you want to force it?"

Zhuang Zhiqi was stunned when he heard this, he has average prestige in the clan, his seniority is very high, he ranks second, and is expected to become the next patriarch. He was bent on doing something big and intimidating to increase his prestige and bring his people to their knees. Therefore, when the patriarch of the Hong family came to him to discuss how to go to the banker's courtyard to denounce the matter, he was full of promises.

Zhuang Zhiqi didn't expect Zhuang Meiyan to have sharp teeth, and when he questioned in front of everyone, he immediately lowered his face and said: "Third daughter, do you talk to the elders like this? It's really rude! Although this woman can remarry, after all, she also has to be hired by three media and six times, and the number of rituals must be agreed by her in-laws, and the ceremony of the husband and wife can be counted." If you don't have enough courtesy, you have fornication without permission, how different from a beast!"

Zhuang Zhiqi is worthy of being a candidate for the next patriarch, and when it comes to saying it, the head of the Hong family nodded again and again in agreement.

Zhuang Meiyan sneered and said, "How do you know that they have no matchmaker and no hiring, and how do you know that they are not courteous, and they are fornicating privately?"

This sentence is a bit strong, Zhuang Zhiqi said frankly: "That's easy, you call this pair of dog men and women to confront our big guys face to face, if someone has been a matchmaker for them, has given a dowry, and presided over the etiquette, then our big guy is not to blame." What do you say? ”

The patriarch of the Hong family nodded and said, "Brother Qi is reasonable, third girl, there is no basis for what you say!"

Zhuang Meiyan said: "Now that the master has run away, leaving only a poor woman, naturally what do you say." ”

Zhuang Zhiqi laughed and said: "Third girl, you can't be trustworthy if you are clever and eloquent, in front of many people, if you can't come up with solid evidence, wouldn't it be wishful thinking to convince the big guy with just a few empty words!"

Zhuang Meiyan showed a helpless expression, her eyes revealed despair, and she said in a pleading voice: "Brother Qi, Old Man Hong, God also has the virtue of a good life, then the Hong family lady is the daughter-in-law of your family, there is no merit and hard work, just for the sake of her dedication to serving her sick husband, leave her a way to live." ”

Seeing this, the patriarch of the Hong family sighed and said, "Everyone is a fellow villager, and I, the patriarch, are not hard-hearted, really--"

If she didn't have the seeds of evil in her stomach, the matter would be suppressed, and now, the old man can't do anything. The patriarch lowered his voice and said to Zhuang Meiyan.

It seems that the two hundred taels of silver given to him before are not useless, and the attitude of the patriarch of the Hong family towards Zhuang Meiyan is still quite polite, but it is that Zhuang Zhiqi, who looks at her with cold eyebrows and some hostility.

Zhuang Meiyan lowered her head slightly, and said: "Since this is everyone's intention, it is difficult to be angry and difficult to disobey, how dare Zhuang Meiyan, a little woman, disobey the will of the patriarchs and openly shield such a character." It's just that the ugliness of the family can't be publicized, patriarch, the meaning of charm is ...... Do you think it's good to deal with it like that?"

Zhuang Meiyan lowered her voice very low, and only said it to the Hong family patriarch alone, the Hong family patriarch frowned slightly, and said: "In this way, it is not a good way to save the Hong family's face, then this kid--"

He was halfway through his sentence when he heard a heart-rending cry from the hut.

"Ahh......hh Ahhhhhhh

"My child!

"Ahh