"The daughter-in-law didn't dare. You Shi lowered his head.

"Do you dare not accept it, or do you dare not accept it?" asked the old lady playfully when she opened her eyes.

If you don't agree, I'm afraid you'll be punished more heavily, and if you don't dare to disagree, it means that you have to bow your head because of obscenity. You Shi was not so stupid, she lowered her head with an apologetic face, and said: "The old lady's teaching daughter-in-law is inexhaustible, so she is naturally happy and convinced. ”

"You don't do it like a human thing, but it's like a human thing. The old lady stood up and said to Yuan Xi and Cheng Yong: "It's late at night, don't stay here, go back and rest." Wei Dongshu was busy coming up to help, but the old lady's face was still not good-looking, so Aunt Yu helped her back to rest.

After a while, the old lady stopped, glanced back at Yuan Jie, who was shrunk in a corner, and said to Dongshu: "I don't care how busy you are on weekdays, but you can't neglect the teaching of your children." Those who should be in charge will be punished, and those who should be punished will be punished. lest you spoil your temperament since childhood, and learn those ruthless and powerful faces. ”

Wei Dongshu nodded humbly: "My son remembers." ”

The old lady lowered her head and looked at Ju Xiang who was shrunk to the side, her eyes showed a trace of pity, she beckoned, and Ju Xiang rubbed beside the old lady. The old lady stretched out her hand to lift her chin and sighed: "It's a pitiful person, since someone hates you a lot, you can follow me, serve tea and pour water, and you won't be wronged." ”

As soon as Ju Xiang heard that the old lady was going to transfer her to her room, as if she had received the grace of heaven, she kowtowed again and again, and when the old lady saw this situation, she knew how the fourth lady usually abused the maidservant, and her heart became more and more unhappy. Yuan Xi understood the old lady's thoughts, and hurriedly said to Yuan Jie: "Fourth sister, why don't you accompany your grandmother?"

Yuan Jie was willing to apologize, but as soon as Yuan Xi opened her mouth, she was embarrassed and her mouth hardened again. The old lady didn't say anything more, didn't look over her head lightly, and went back to the room with Ju Xiang in her arms.

Outside the court, fifty boards had been beaten, and Zhao's mother was like a water dog, slumped on the bench and hummed, her face was full of messy broken hair, and she was wet with cold sweat. The lips were bitten raw, and there was a blood-red tooth mark on each other. The lower body was drenched in blood, and the skirt was completely stuck to the flesh, and the blood was whirring.

The people held their breath one by one, not daring to raise their heads. Wei Dongshu walked out of the flower hall with his hands behind his back and gently ordered: "It's all gone." The crowd didn't want to continue watching, and they walked away in a swarm. You Shi didn't say much, just asked someone to carry Zhao's mother back to recuperate, and only Wei Dongshu and Yuan Jie were left in Nuoda's room.

At this time, Yuan Jie's temperament made Wei Dongshu more and more disgusted, and he said coldly: "Ignorant evil seed, your third sister asked you to apologize to your grandmother, why didn't you speak?"

Yuan Jie lowered her head and muttered: "If others persuade me, I will definitely apologize, but she persuades, I don't! ”

Wei Dongshu's muscles on his face twitched twice, clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles clicked. He hated and said: "Come on, put this evil obstacle in the ancestral hall, if she doesn't repent for a day, she won't be allowed to eat for a day, and she will starve to death!"

You Shi took a pair of children and Zhao's mother, and returned to the room with a disgraced face, and let the house make people turn upside down, and she didn't care anymore. Now that he has been fined for three years, he can no longer spend as extravagantly as before.

The little girl in the room took off the bloodstained dress for Zhao's mother, as if tearing off a layer of sticky rotten skin. You Shi opened the drawer, and there were more than 100 taels of silver left in it, which was a large and two small, the only silver left by the three masters.

"Now that little slut is proud," You Shi took a sip, took a piece of two taels of spindles and handed it to the girl: "Go to Doctor Zhang to buy some Jinchuang medicine." ”

Cheng Zhen suddenly snatched a handful from the box and grabbed four spindles and held them in his arms. Yuan Jia was stunned: "Second brother, what are you doing?"

Cheng Zhen turned the 20 taels he snatched upside down: "I will keep my silver myself." ”

"What do you collect? Aren't you gambling everywhere after taking the silver? It's not as good as in the past, we don't have a monthly amount of silver, and we don't save a little money?" You Shi locked the box.

Cheng Zhen glanced at him: "What are you afraid of, you take care of the family's money, just write down a few empty accounts, won't the money come?"

"Where is it so easy?" Yuan Jia sneered: "The old lady wishes that we would make some mistakes again, so why don't we hit the muzzle of the gun ourselves?"

"Then what do you say? Let's just resist so bitterly? That won't let Yuanxi's little slut laugh to death?" Cheng Zhen leaned on the Luohan bed, grabbed the small teapot and poured tea into his mouth: "As the saying goes, people are not rich without foreign wealth, and horses are not fat without night grass." It really doesn't work, let's go outside to find extra money, and the wife of Lord Yalan of the Zhizhou Mansion got a few things from overseas, and I want to find someone to give me a palm. A few days ago, the eldest son of his family asked me what about it, and wanted my father to go and see, and they were even ready to thank the money, and it cost a thousand taels for nothing. But Daddy, he can't live or die. Mother, do you think Dad is dead-eyed?"

The businessmen in the capital all know that the Lan family in the official mansion is a family with a bright surface and a ruthless heart inside. A few years ago, Lan Daren took a fancy to a pair of bronze double-eared statues of antique dealer Li Er, so he was stunned to frame Li Er as a tomb robber who was fighting upside down, and the Li family had to give away two priceless antiques in order to save people. Who knew that the Lan family turned their faces and refused to admit it, poisoned Li Er in prison, and bought a murderer to kill the Li family. Later, he spent 10,000 taels of silver to dot around, but this matter was not over.

Wei Dongshu has an upright temperament, and he is unwilling to form friends with such officials, usually just getting by on face, and is not willing to make friends in private. Therefore, although Mrs. Lan offered him a thousand taels of silver to ask him to palm, he also shirked his illness.

You Shi fell into deep thought, appreciating antiques is not a difficult task, but she is a good-looking person, and taking on such a job, isn't it clear to tell others that she is short of money? Besides, if Wei Dongshu knows, shouldn't she blame her for making friends indiscriminately?

Yuan Jia nodded: "There is such a good thing? Mother, otherwise, let's agree." Invite Mrs. Lan to our pawn shop, as long as Mrs. Lan doesn't say anything, she won't know it. ”

I couldn't find any way to get the money left and right, so You simply responded. Pulled Cheng Zhen up from the couch: "You go to see Young Master Lan tomorrow and make an appointment with him." The location is tentatively set in our pawnshop. ”

"Auntie, where are you going?"

You Shi was stunned, and Yuan Xi walked in with a small wooden box in both hands. It was too late to stop her, so You had to let her in, and Cheng Zhen turned his head to ignore her with a snort. You Shi barely squeezed out a smile: "It's so late, why did the third young lady come here?"

Yuan Xi opened the box, and inside was a small celadon jar: "This is the best bruise ointment, for Zhao's mother to treat injuries"

You Shi saw the snow-white and moist ointment in the bottle, his face showed a little hardship, and he ordered Yuan Jia to take it. Yuan Xi sat down slowly and said with a smile: "Doesn't my aunt invite me to a cup of tea?"

You didn't want to say more to her, he just wanted to take the medicine and send her away quickly, but who knew that she actually sat down. Cheng Zhen was a little annoyed, but Yuan Jia stopped him in time and reached out to pour a cup of tea for Yuan Xi: "Our tea is naturally not as good as the one in the third sister's room, so my sister can make do to quench her thirst." ”

Yuan Xi acted as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile: "The eldest sister is too modest, this tea is very fragrant." Mother Zhao was still shouting oops, the atmosphere in the room was stiff, You Shi and Yuan Jia glanced at each other, and each gritted his teeth.

Yuan Xi pretended not to see it, skimmed the tea leaves in the cup, and asked, "My aunt just said where she was going, but did something happen to the business in the house?"

You Shi Wenran shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just according to the rules, go to the shopkeepers to check the accounts, what's the matter, the third lady is interested, why don't you go together?"

"My aunt laughed, I don't know anything about the accounts, and it's in vain to go. It's not too early, so let's rest early. Won-hee said and went out. You Shi gave Yuan Jia a look, and Yuan Jia hurriedly followed quietly, until she saw Yuan Xi out of the two paths, and she turned back.

"Don't worry, she did go. Yuan Jia was angry, and took the opportunity to spill the tea that Yuan Xi had just drunk, and felt incomprehensible and hateful, so he smashed the cup as well.

You Shi picked out the ointment with a piece of white feather and wiped it for Zhao's mother, and sneered: "Wei Yuanxi, this little slut, is becoming more and more difficult to deal with. I used to swallow my anger like a kitten, but now I dare to show my paws in front of me. ”

Cheng Zhen pursed his lips disapprenously: "I think she is still afraid of you, otherwise she would not personally send the ointment to make amends." ”

"Apologies?" Mother Zhao barely opened her eyes, and said angrily: "Does the second young master really think that she is here to make amends? I don't think so, she came to her aunt to provoke, you see her aggressive master's face, it's really disgusting." ”

Zhao's mother struggled, pulled the wound, and screamed in pain in her mouth. Yuan Jia gently wiped the cold sweat on her forehead, Zhao's mother took advantage of the situation to pull Yuan Jia, and instructed: "Miss, it's not easy for my aunt to be in the house, and now I'm injured like this, my aunt only has you and the second young master to rely on, you must beware of that little slut who guards Yuanxi." ”

Yuan Jia nodded solemnly: "Mother Zhao, don't worry, I will never let that little slut's trick succeed." ”

In the Zichen Pavilion, Ling'er was napping with a warm box, and when she heard the sound of pushing the door, Ling'er hurriedly rubbed her eyes and greeted her: "Third Miss, the slave is worried about death, where have you been?"

Yuan Xi took off his cloak and handed it to Ling'er: "I'll go and send some medicine to Zhao's mother." ”

Ling'er's face changed when she heard this: "If you want me to say, Mother Zhao deserves to be beaten, why is Miss so kind and goes to give her medicine?"

Yuan Xi smiled indifferently: "Either say, good intentions are rewarded, if I don't go, how can I hear such important news?"

Ling'er woke up suddenly and got closer: "What did the third lady hear?"

Yuan Xi was silent, he was already thinking about it, and ordered: "Wake me up early tomorrow, let's go to the pawn shop in the mansion." ”