Chapter 1: Sisterhood
In the late autumn of 1930, the weather was refreshing. From Li Village in the distance, there were bursts of mourning. I saw a woman (Aiju) crying bitterly, wearing filial piety clothes, and a few young men kneeling behind her.
Aiju has three sons, her eldest son (Shishi) is 13 years old this year, her second son (Tumoan) is 7 years old this year, and the youngest son (Shui Shui) has just turned 5 years old today.
However, the earth is still turning, life still has to go on, what should I do with my sons? With all kinds of confusion, Aiju finally decided to go on.
The next morning, the sun rose. It brought a new life to Aiju, the rich man Feng at the entrance of the village, is recruiting long-term workers, the rich man Feng, his real name is Feng Gui, 50 years old this year, his body is stout, height: 1, 70 meters, paranoid by nature, he does not like to study literature since he was a child, and he loves to make friends and is filial.
Aiju got the news and hurried to apply.
Unfortunately, she was taken a fancy by Feng Cai's servant (Wang Ma).
Indeed, Ai Ju is industrious and frugal, and his mind is ingenious.
Time is passing minute by minute, and I am looking forward to the arrival of spring.
Feng Rich Man's house, gongs and drums are noisy, lanterns are colorful, ready to marry a newlywed, his third wife is a Cantonese person, Fang Ling: 20 has 3, the family lives in the north of Guangdong, his daughter: is the daughter of an ordinary family, his person: gentle and elegant, pure heart.
A few days later, Wang's mother arranged for Aiju to wash the clothes of the third lady.
Aiju stood outside the door very politely, knocked on the door, and shouted: Third lady, I will take your clothes to wash.
Then: The third lady opened the door and said to Aiju with a smile: Please come in, above the face plate, the third lady has a few pieces of clothes to be washed. Aiju stepped over. Just as she grabbed her clothes and was about to leave, somehow, the face disc also fell down, and it hit Aiju's foot, Aiju screamed "hey"!
The third lady listened, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, and said, "Are you okay?" Be careful! Don't hurt yourself.
Aiju listened, her heart trembled, but she felt so warm, maybe, this sentence has not been said to herself for too long, she feels: she and the third lady seem to know each other.
Because of the third lady's understanding, the rich man Feng couldn't put down her, and he was very fond of her, and inevitably, she also attracted the jealousy and suspicion of others.
On the first day of March, the sky was not beautiful, and there was a light rain. Rich Feng's house was noisy, and the servants of the family were all sitting together, chattering with each other, and Aiju was among them.
Soon, the third lady came out of the back room first.
Aiju greeted the third lady very politely!
Then, the rich man Feng also walked out with the old lady in his arms.
Then, the eldest lady and the second lady also arrived one after another.
When it was time for lunch, everyone started eating.
On the table, the rich man Feng put a chopstick on the left and a chopstick on the right into the bowl of the third lady.
The third lady hurriedly thanked her!
They all replied in unison: You eat!
In fact, they all know in their hearts that their son and husband love her far more than they love themselves.
After the meal, the two ladies instigated the old lady to squeeze the third lady, saying: The third lady doesn't know how to be polite, and when she came out just now, she actually walked in front of her mother and father-in-law.
When the old lady heard this, she replied, "It's nothing! Forget it! Let her go."
Night, though, it has calmed down.
However, it could not be quiet: the fire of love and hatred in the heart of the second lady, at 22 o'clock, jingling, dingling, dingdong・・・・・・, with a rhythmic bell, beating: the second lady's heart that has not been sleepless for a long time.
She quietly got up, put on her clothes, turned on the light, and gradually walked out the door.
There were some housekeepers outside the door, but they didn't sleep! Watching the second lady knock on the door of the eldest lady's room, none of them dared to say more.
The next morning, it was raining continuously.
Aiju rushed to Feng's mansion early in the morning.
It just so happened that she bumped into the second lady's slave - Qiao'er, Qiao'er is 20 years old this year, and she is timid and afraid, she is sneaking out.
Aiju walked into the door of the rich man Feng, and when the servant Dawang saw Aiju, he not only came over, but secretly said to Aiju: I saw the second lady go to the eldest lady's room last night, I don't know! What are they doing?
Aiju hung her heart and replied, "Oh."
In the afternoon, the second lady's slave and maid, Qiao'er, came back, Aiju was very curious, and secretly followed Qiao'er to the door of the second lady's room.
Qiao'er looked around and saw that there were no suspicious people around, so she stepped into the second lady's room and immediately closed the door.
Aiju sneaked over, and in the gap outside the window, Aiju vaguely heard!
The second lady said: Is it done?
Qiao'er replied: Okay.
Aiju deliberately glanced into the inner room from the crack, only to see Qiao'er take out a sticker, Aiju thought for a while: I don't know!
When it was time for dinner, everyone came out to eat.
The second lady fell to the ground with an "ah" and said, "The third lady pushed her, and the third lady happened to be standing beside her."
The third lady hurriedly replied: Sister, I didn't push you!
The third lady hurriedly stepped forward to help the second lady.
The second lady said: "Don't cry rats, fake mercy."
The third lady looked dazed, didn't know what to do, and replied: Sister, what's wrong with you today!
Rich Man Feng shouted: Forget it! Don't say any more, can we have a good meal?
The next day, it was just starting to lighten.
From the house of the rich man Feng, there was a burst of rooster crows, and gradually a servant got up to clean up, and Aiju also joined the queue.
In the courtyard, more and more people gathered.
The sound of "Wow, Wow, Wow・・・・・・" was very harsh, and it was obvious that this voice came from the second lady's room. Everyone flocked to the door, and the door of the second lady's room was full of people, and everyone looked at the second lady's inner room, and saw the second lady's bedside, in front of the dresser, and outside the window and on the door, there were the second lady's "death" charms.
Then, there was another "Wow, Wow, Wow・・・・・・" sound came from the eldest lady's room, and everyone rushed to arrive, and in the same way, the eldest lady's bedside, in front of the dresser, and outside the window and door, there were the charms of the eldest lady's "death".
Everyone looks a little like they are in the clouds.
At this time, Rich Lord Feng and the third lady walked over.
Rich Man Feng pondered for a while and asked for a closer look.
The second lady asked:
The third lady said: Otherwise, "search"!
The two ladies said in unison: "Good".
In an instant, every subordinate's room had been rummaged, only the room of the two young ladies, the room of the three ladies, and the room of the old lady, which had not yet been searched.
Rich Master Feng gave an order: Go to the young lady's room, everyone ran to the room of the two young ladies and searched carefully, but they did not find any clues.
Rich Lord Feng thought again: It is impossible for two eldest ladies, only three ladies?
However, I slept with her last night, and I didn't notice anything unusual about her, and the old lady? But after all, the old lady is an elder.
Therefore, the rich man Feng ordered: go to the third lady's room to search, everyone searched for a long time, and did not find any clues.
Just as everyone was about to leave, the eldest lady's slave (Xiaohong), Xiaohong, in an old wooden box, turned over a stack of charms with words, which read: The eldest lady is "dead", and the second lady is "dead".
The third lady was dumbfounded and sat down gently on the wooden bench.
The second lady was extremely violent, rushed to the front of the third lady, punched and kicked, and beat him indiscriminately.
Aiju rushed over to protect the third lady, and the second lady fought desperately.
Rich Man Feng yelled "stop".
The second lady stopped, Aiju raised her head, glanced at the second lady, and said, "What are you doing, don't think that the gods don't know and the ghosts don't know."
The second lady was stunned for a moment and said: You subordinate, what nonsense are you talking about?
Rich Lord Feng shouted: "Forget it, this matter is not to be mentioned again."
One by one, the people in the house gradually dispersed.
Only the third lady and Aiju were left in the house.
The third lady hugged Aiju, poured out her helplessness, and said bluntly: It's not me, it's not me, I haven't done it.
Aiju patted the third lady's back with her hand like a child, and said: Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I know!
Then: Aiju said some of her dissatisfaction, saying: My husband has passed away, leaving three children, the family depends on me, get some leftovers and leftovers in your Feng family, help a little, and ・・・・・・?
So, you have to be strong, and she told the third lady everything she knew, saying, "Although, I don't have any proof!" to prove who did it.
But, I know, it's certainly not the Third Lady.
Besides, the third lady is so kind-hearted.
In the future, the third lady herself should pay more attention.
The next day, the sun was shining, and the rich man Feng appointed Aiju to be the maid of the third lady.
When the third lady saw Aiju's arrival, she was full of joy and sat down very politely.
Seeing that the third lady was so polite, Ai Ju hurriedly bowed and thanked: "Third lady, don't be polite, and say: I have to thank the third lady! Thank you the third lady for letting me be your maid! Thank you very much!
The third lady replied: Actually, you don't have anything to thank you for! I'm here, I don't have any relatives, and I don't know much about all aspects of this family, let alone the ・・・・・・ of people's hearts?
I hope that in the future, you will teach me a lot! Like yesterday? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to control the scene at that time.
If you don't dislike it, we will be sisters.
Aiju hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't dare! Don't dare! How dare I climb high."
The third lady followed and shouted: Sister, I am a few years younger than you, so it's okay to call you like this!
Aiju was speechless, hugged the third lady and laughed vigorously, and said "good sister, good sister, good ・・・・・・".