After taking a donkey cart with a well-wisher in the middle, and after walking for another hour, Yan Fangxiang finally arrived at Wangxing Village, where the eldest sister was.

Walking to a dilapidated courtyard, in the courtyard, my sister Yan Fanglan was watering the garden with a water scoop.

Brother-in-law Liu Gensheng stepped forward nervously and stopped the water scoop in Yan Fanglan's hand: "Fanglan, you have been working all morning, take a break, and I will water the rest." ”

Yan Fanglan replied angrily: "Don't you work, your legs are swollen again, and your three sisters-in-law should chew their tongues again, saying that the whole family scraped together ten taels of silver to buy a mud bodhisattva for offerings......"

Liu Gensheng was stunned: "That, let Weiwei help you pour ......"

Yan Fanglan pulled back the water scoop like a snake and scorpion: "Let Weiwei work?" When I turn around and let the villagers see it, it's time to say that my stepmother abused my stepdaughter......"

Liu Gensheng and his eight-year-old daughter Liu Wei stood with their necks shrunk like two quails, one big and one small, and they didn't dare to come out.

Yan Fangxiang sighed secretly, the eldest sister has always spoken softly, and her words have become so mean, which shows that the eldest sister is very angry about this forced marriage, and it also shows that Liu Gensheng's parents, brothers and sisters-in-law treat Yan Fanglan harshly in the name of being good to Liu Gensheng.

Yan Fangxiang interrupted the embarrassment in the courtyard, called out "eldest sister" crisply, and with a piece of legs, she climbed over the low wall directly from the wall and entered the courtyard.

Yan Fanglan's cold face finally had a little warmth: "Aroma, why are you here?" ”

Yan Fangxiang stepped across the earthen wall into the courtyard, took out a straw pumpkin cup with a lid from the basket, and handed it to eight-year-old Liu Wei: "Weiwei, this is the pumpkin cup that my aunt made for you on the way here, let your mother sew a lining cloth for you and put some small objects you like." ”

Wei Wei looked at Yan Fanglan worriedly, Yan Fanglan said unhappily: "Your aunt will give it to you, you will take it, see what I do?" ”

Wei Wei took it and opened the lid, there was still a straw praying mantis inside, and Wei Wei smiled back at Yan Fangxiang happily.

Yan Fanglan let Yan Fangxiang into the house, and said suspiciously: "Fangxiang, is there something wrong at home?" ”

Yan Fangxiang's face was full of worry: "Eldest sister, I'll just say it bluntly, the eldest aunt forced me to marry and repay the gambling debts to the uncle." I thought of a solution, but I just had to meet Sun Shanchang of Linjiang Academy. You lend me a slightly better fitting man's garment, and let my eldest brother-in-law accompany me on a trip......"

Without waiting for Yan Fangxiang to finish speaking, Yan Fanglan stood up with a "rub": "Go, you have to go!" Don't be stupid like I was back then, just give it to Dao'er. ”

Yan Fangxiang didn't expect Yan Fanglan to agree to herself so happily, you must know that Yan Fanglan was the most obedient when she was in her mother's house.

The sisters went out of the house, Liu Gensheng and Liu Wei each took a scoop and were seizing all the time to water the garden.

Seeing Yan Fanglan come out, the father and daughter threw the scoop back into the water tank in the same way, looking at Yan Fanglan worriedly.

Yan Fangxiang couldn't help but persuade: "Sister, how many nails can you twist with iron?" Just let your brother-in-law and Weiwei do the work for you, as long as your brother-in-law and Weiwei are willing, other people's words are farts. ”

Liu Gensheng and Wei Wei's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yan Fanglan glanced at Liu Gensheng: "Don't you want to work?" I'll give you an important job now, go to your eldest sister's house, borrow a set of Tianqi clothes, set up a donkey cart, and accompany Fang Xiang to the county seat, you can do whatever she asks you to do, don't ask around, and don't intervene. ”

The corners of Liu Gensheng's mouth grinned at the back of his ears, and he borrowed a donkey cart happily.

Yan Fanglan turned around and took the straw pumpkin cup that Liu Wei had put on the windowsill into the house.

Liu Wei was so anxious that she wanted to speak, but she didn't dare to speak, so she was so anxious that she twisted her hands on the placket.

Yan Fangxiang explained with a smile: "Weiwei, your mother helped you line the pumpkin cup." In the future, if you want to help her with her work, you can reach out directly, without asking her. She just looks fierce and won't scold you, beat you, or starve you. ”

Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully, what the aunt said was right, although the stepmother has never had a good face since she got married, and she has never been tired of her, beaten her, or starved her, much better than other people's stepmothers.

After a while, Yan Fanglan sewed the lining of the pumpkin cup, returned to the courtyard, and returned it to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei put the pumpkin cup back into the house, ran out with a dada, and without asking Yan Fanglan, picked up the water scoop and began to water the garden.

Yan Fanglan wanted to open her mouth to stop it, but Yan Fangxiang stopped her: "Sister, let Weiwei do it if she is willing to work, lest she will not be able to do any work, and she will marry her mother-in-law's family in the future." ”

Yan Fanglan didn't say anything more.

When the donkey cart arrived, Yan Fangxiang changed her clothes and followed Liu Gensheng to the county seat with a donkey.

When the two arrived at Linjiang Academy, they were directly stopped by a scholar with their nostrils facing the sky: "During the admissions examination, except for candidates, idle people are not allowed to enter. ”

Yan Fangxiang smiled sweetly at the scholar: "Jin Shilang, thank you for your hard work, I am here to take the exam." ”

Yan Fangxiang said "Jin Shilang", and the scholar who called him didn't mention ironing more in his heart, and he became a little humble on the surface: "Little brother, Jin Shi doesn't dare to be a certain student, he is just a child." Due to the uneven quality of the students who applied for the college, Sun Shanchang asked me to preliminarily check the pass. You, make a poem to listen to, and you can do whatever you want. ”

Yan Fangxiang sweated on her forehead, thinking that she would be released if she was a candidate, but she didn't expect to test it on the spot, so wouldn't she try to expose her stuffing this time?

Yan Fangxiang suddenly thought of Yan Fangzhi.

Yan Fangzhi had a serious illness, and after getting better, she became extremely smart, reading, writing, settling accounts, and cooking, and from time to time a few words popped out of her mouth that she didn't understand, but seemed to be very learned, which was said to be poetry.

It is precisely because Yan Fangzhi is a hidden talent that she successfully attracted Li Chen, a talented man.

I don't remember it from afar, but what Yan Fangzhi said when she jumped into the river in the morning to force marriage, Yan Fangxiang still remembers, what if the blind cat meets a dead mouse?

Yan Fangxiang said without confidence: "The spring silkworm is dead, and the wax torch turns to ashes and tears begin to dry......."

The scholar's expression became very subtle, and he couldn't see the good.

Yan Fangxiang had no choice but to continue: "The days are long and the days are endless, and this hatred is endless......

The scholar looked at Yan Fangxiang strangely, suddenly stretched out his hand, and patted Yan Fangxiang's little shoulder comfortingly: "Little brother...... Festival mourning changes ......"

Yan Fangxiang: "......"

The scholar kindly pointed out the detailed path to the two and let them go.