12.

Sister, I'm here

In the southeast corner of Ouyang Mansion, there is a simple house.

The size of the house is not large, only two bedrooms, one large and one small, separated by bamboo fences, like those thatched huts in the countryside. Outside the house, inside the bamboo fence, a hen with a few chicks pecked at the chaff on the ground, a slightly dark-skinned, plainly dressed girl was scrubbing her clothes, sweat had soaked her clothes, on the stove not far from her, there was a small pot, what seemed to be boiling in it, and the aroma wafted out.

If you ignore that this is in Ouyang's mansion, this picture seems to have a bit of Taoyuan fairy spirit.

But this is indeed in the Ouyang Mansion, one of the seven great families of the White Jade Dynasty, so this looks a little sour.

The girl glanced at the larger room, her eyes full of worry.

Saying that this room is big, it is only compared to the other room, if it is compared to those houses in Ouyang Mansion, this room is a little pitiful. However, in fact, these two rooms were used as firewood by the Ouyang family before, and later they were abandoned because the location here was too remote and it was not easy to choose. When the girl moved in with her mother, they cleaned for three days before they could barely live there.

With the cleaning and tidying up in the past two years, the dilapidated small house has finally become a little more vibrant.

But for the Ouyang family, this is an ominous place full of poverty and sourness.

In a slightly larger house, a woman in old clothes with several patches was picking up an old man lying on the bed, and then brought a bowl of medicine to him, carefully serving the other person to drink.

After the other party drank the medicine, the woman felt a little relieved, and a smile appeared on her face: "Third uncle, how are you feeling these days?"

The old man known as the third uncle looked at the woman in front of him, and then sighed: "Xin'er, you really don't need to toss around for my old bones anymore." ...... In Sanbo's case, he knows that the quack doctor is just cheating you out of your money. ”

This woman is naturally Lu Xin. And the person who was lying on the bed and was called the third uncle by her was Lu Yi, the butcher of the year.

Lu Xin is only in her thirties now, but the hard work in recent years has made her look like a middle-aged woman in her forties, only the face on her face can vaguely show what a gorgeous beauty she was when she was young. But since her husband died on the battlefield, she has completely become the most unpopular person in the Ouyang family, and the gradually decreasing monthly salary has made her life more and more difficult, if it weren't for the help of the Li family and the Qiao family in the early years, her life would have been even worse.

And when the Ouyang family moved to this White Jade City a few years ago, and then put her under house arrest in disguise, refusing her to contact the outside world, she knew that her future life would be even more difficult. It's just that she didn't give up the idea of continuing to live, the education she received since she was a child made her have an unusually tough temperament, and she is also very grateful for her mother's teaching, which made her have quite a good ability to do business, relying on the silver taels accumulated in the early years, she supported her maid to open a small shop in Baiyucheng, and this life is quite passable.

At least, he can barely afford his son's expensive tuition and Lu Yi's medical expenses, although his life is getting more and more difficult.

But just a few days ago, the small shop she opened was smashed because she couldn't afford to pay the so-called protection money.

Doesn't the dignified granddaughter-in-law of the Ouyang family have to pay protection money to open a store to make people laugh and lose their big teeth? But in fact, this is exactly the case, and at that moment Lu Xin also knew that the matter of opening a store to earn living expenses had already been known to the people of the Ouyang family, so her small shop would naturally not be able to open.

When the little maid who had followed her for many years cried and ran back, Lu Xin just wiped away her tears in silence, and then whispered "It's okay if you're fine", and then stopped asking about the store. She knew that it was naturally impossible for the silver taels in the store to be brought back by her little maid, and she was as smart as she naturally knew who was targeting her so much, but Lu Xin still chose to keep silent.

When her husband was in the limelight, the light of Ouyang Li's other grandsons was naturally taken away by her, and even their father and mother felt gloomy. But when his husband died, these people felt that their opportunity had come, and when they recalled the treatment they received back then, they naturally felt that it was a humiliation, so Lu Xin's life was very difficult.

It's just that no one dared to be too presumptuous at first, but when her father-in-law and mother-in-law also began to think that Lu Xinke had killed their son, Lu Xin's life became really difficult. Not only did they move from the compound to this dilapidated house, but these people even wanted to cut off her back - Lu Xin knew what they thought, and her son was quite competitive, since he was admitted to the Xuanwu Palace Academy last year, he won the third place in the annual examination, which was undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face.

So, these people felt that since they couldn't win it on the surface, they did something in private, as long as Lu Xin couldn't pay his son's tuition, then he would naturally drop out of the academy. It's just that what those people didn't expect was that in fact, Lu Xin had already paid the tuition fees for this year and next year to his son, and as for how to solve the tuition fees for the next three years, Lu Xin believed that the ship would naturally go straight to the bridge.

At this moment, hearing Lu Yi's words, Lu Xin shook his head: "The doctor said, if you insist on taking it, there will still be a good chance, although the probability is very low, but we can't give up, right?...... Okay, Uncle San, you can rest in peace, don't worry too much. ”

Lu Yi opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

Lu Xin persuaded him for a while before leaving the house. But when she closed the door and turned to look at the few people who had stepped into her yard with their heads held high, her brows wrinkled imperceptibly, but she did not have the slightest fear, but greeted these people, and the little maid who was washing clothes on the side also hurriedly stood up, and then followed behind her mistress, as if she wanted to give herself courage, and as if she wanted to give Lu Xin courage, the little maid also carried a clothes stick in her hand.

"It smells really bad. A noblewoman dressed in a gorgeous dress covered her nose with a scarf and a look of disgust, "What kind of person lives in what kind of place." ”

"Sister, you're not right. The other woman also covered her nose, but the words that came out of her mouth were vicious

Áo, "Can this broom star still be considered a human being? The head of the family is already very kind to allow this broom star to live here, according to me, she should have been taken out of Ouyang's house a long time ago." ”

"Sister, what you said is unreasonable. The third lady took over with a look of pride on her face, "This broom may be a coward, but she at least has a skill." Maybe you should ask her how she gave birth to a belt. ”

"Hmph, who knows if that kid is the seed of our Ouyang family. The second woman who spoke showed disgust and irritability on her face, she gave birth to a daughter, which made her not have a high status in her husband's family, so she had to swallow her anger and watch her husband pamper another woman, "Back then, it was only half a month together, and I was able to give birth to a child, hey!"

"I don't care about what you say about me, but you can't slander me like this!" Lu Xin, who had been silent, finally couldn't help but explode, but even if she was surprisingly angry at the moment, her words still carried a kind of delicate and gentleness, "Jie'er is my flesh and blood with Ah Hu! You can't slander me so bloody!"

"Slander?" the woman who spoke first sneered, "You are also worthy of our slander?" If it weren't for your broom star, our Ouyang family would have been the head of the seven great families a long time ago! ”

Lu Xin was silent again, she just looked at the people opposite in silence, but the silent momentum on her body was a little more intimidating.

"What's the matter, can you still do anything with us?" Several gorgeously dressed women turned pale, but remembering that there were many people on their side, they were not afraid, and shouted loudly, "Since the head of the family is unwilling to punish you, we clansmen must always share the burden for the head of the family." ...... A few of you give it to me and slap her in the mouth. ”

Several subordinates showed excitement and ferocity in their eyes, if it was the ladies of the other rooms, they would naturally not dare to do it, but if the other party was Lu Xin, a broom star known to everyone in the clan, then the situation would be different. It's not the first time they've done this kind of thing, and they usually occasionally follow their wife here to find trouble with Lu Xin, anyway, as long as they don't beat Lu Xin to death, the Ouyang family has always turned a blind eye.

"Who of you dares to come here!" The little maid suddenly clenched the clothes stick in her hand, and then stood in front of Lu Xin, her face was pale, and even the hand holding the clothes stick was trembling constantly, but she was still standing here firmly, and trying to intercept those who were far above her in height, age and strength.

"This kind of subordinate, when he dies, he dies. The lady who spoke first glanced at the little maid with cold eyes and said in a deep voice.

Now that someone has spoken, the ferocious look in the eyes of these family members is even more obvious.

In their eyes, the maid was almost like a dead man.

"I want to see who dares to do it!" The door of the house was suddenly kicked open, and Lu Yi ran out with a knife, although his face was full of ferocity, but his long-term sick body also revealed his physical problems, which made those family members not only not have the slightest fear, but laughed even more.

At this moment, a cold wind blew between these family members and noblewomen, making everyone shiver.

Without anyone seeing it, a plainly dressed young man stood in front of the little maid and Lu Xin, looking at these noble ladies and family members with the same indifference and ruthlessness, and his eyes were just like the eyes of these family members looking at the little maid: "Third uncle, I won't bother you to do it." ”

"Bang. ”

The bowl in Lu Xin's hand fell to the ground, and he looked at the young man standing in front of him in disbelief.

Although the temperament of the other party has changed significantly compared to that year, the familiar figure is something that Lu Xin will never forget in his life, not to mention that after so many years, the other party's appearance has never changed - this countless faces that appeared in his dreams, Lu Xin will never forget in his life!

"Ah Li!" Lu Xin's face showed excitement, "Really...... Is that you?"

Lu Li turned his head and looked at Lu Xin, his indifferent face suddenly showed a bright smile: "Sister, I'm here." ”