Chapter 264: Ice Bath
"How do you wash it? wash it like this!" said a mother-in-law, raising her hand and pushing Aunt Zheng into the cold bathtub.
The water had been frozen in an ice cellar, and there was ice ballast floating on the surface of the water before entering the house. Aunt Zheng was wrapped in a cotton jacket and cotton pants, and her body was still very warm, and she was agitated by this cold water, and she grinned and howled.
"What are you yelling about?" said the old man, and she should not make any strange noises, and put her mouth shut!," said a woman, taking off a sock.
The other three mothers-in-law fanned the air in front of them and looked at her with frowns: "Put it on, put it on, put it on! She's not disgusting, we're all going to smoke to death!"
The two of them pressed Aunt Zheng's head and pressed her into the water, the water did not reach the top of her head, and the scalp of the thorn hurt. Aunt Zheng was out of breath, her legs fluttered back and forth, splashing a few mothers-in-law's water.
The padded jackets on several mothers-in-law were more than half wet, pulled Aunt Zheng's hair, dragged her out of the water, and slapped her with bows left and right more than a dozen times.
"Sluts, they're all sluts, you let me go!" Aunt Zheng scolded while gasping for pain.
"Sluts?" the mother-in-law was not happy, took the cotton clothes and pants that Aunt Zheng took off, formed a ball, and pressed them into the water with a bang, and when they were all wet, the mother-in-law took them to the yard and wrapped them in some snow.
"I'll tell you to wear this in a moment!" shouted the mother-in-law.
Aunt Zheng's body was almost numb from the cold. Just like Zhang Tianshou said, this firewood room was cloudy and windy, and Aunt Zheng shivered, was this intentionally trying to freeze her to death?
"Where's Second Miss, I want to see Second Miss!" Aunt Zheng shouted.
Several mothers-in-law laughed, leaning back and forth with a smile: "What does the second miss have to do with you, do you still want to see the second miss? ”
Aunt Zheng didn't want to see Yuan Xi, she just wanted to see Yuan Yue. At this time, only Yuan Yue can save her, Yuan Yue was born to her, and she still has affection for her, and on the day she left the capital, Yuan Yue also gave herself a few hundred taels of silver!
"I'm Yuanyue's mother, she will definitely see me! I want to see Yuanyue, you let me go! If you let Yuanyue know that you torture her mother like this, she will never let you go!" Aunt Zheng fluttered and choked on cold water, this time it was cold from the inside to the outside.
"Wake up, you gave birth to a second miss?" a mother-in-law spat Aunt Zheng's face.
"The second miss was obviously born to Aunt Yu, where did you come out of such a faceless and skinless mother?"
Aunt Zheng was stunned, Yuan Yue was obviously born in October when she was pregnant, how did she become Yu Wuming's daughter? Yu's body was bone, after giving birth to Cheng Yong, she was sick for three years in a row, and it was easy to conceive a sister when she was eight months old, how could she give birth to Yuan Yue?
"What do you mean, how did my daughter become hers?" Aunt Zheng grabbed a mother-in-law: "You say, you say!"
The mother-in-law awe-inspiring pushed Aunt Zheng away and said, "Hmph, when Aunt Yu was eight months pregnant, she was born prematurely, and you secretly exchanged a stillborn for the second miss, do you think the old man doesn't know? The old man has gone to the ancestral hall to change the incense book, and the second miss has re-recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors." ”
"Nonsense!" Aunt Zheng is almost crazy, what is Wei Dongshu doing here? He has already taken away his man, and he still wants to take away his daughter? The baby girl born to Yu Wuming swallowed her breath without even crying, this is what he saw with his own eyes, why was he replaced by himself? Doesn't he even fight a draft when he makes up nonsense?
"I gave birth to January and October, I was pregnant and born in October! I am her own mother, Wei Dongshu, that bastard who has lost all conscience, return my daughter! Give my daughter back!" Aunt Zheng raised her hand, and the cold water threw on the faces of several mothers-in-law, and the mothers-in-law pressed Aunt Zheng into the water again.
It wasn't until Aunt Zheng's face turned purple that she was released from the water.
"Give me back my daughter, give me back the first month......" Aunt Zheng muttered.
The mother-in-law dragged her out of the water and threw her on the ground, the wet cotton jacket had formed a thin layer of ice crystals, hard enough to stand on the ground.
"Wear!" shouted the mother-in-law in unison.
"Yue'er save me......" Aunt Zheng lay on her stomach and shrunk into a ball.
A mother-in-law sneered: "Do you think of the second miss coming now? Why did you go earlier? When you had an affair with a wild man, why didn't you think of the second miss? When the mother disregarded her daughter's reputation, she ran away to be merry and happy, and now that the East Window incident has happened, you still want to use the second miss to blackmail the master?"
"It's just daydreaming!"
"The master asked the second miss to be Aunt Yu's daughter, that is the second miss who loves her! Like you, you will only drag your daughter back, and you are also called a mother?"
"Aunt Yu has a valuable character, and is gentle and kind, not to mention that the eldest young master is about to marry the princess, and Aunt Yu's status is even more precious, the second miss is such a prominent girl, it is a waste to follow you, the master cherishes the young lady, and asks the second miss to pass on to Aunt Yu, this is the blessing of the second miss!"
Aunt Zheng couldn't listen to this, and still muttered Yuanyue's name in her mouth.
A few mothers-in-law glanced at her: "Sisters, since Aunt Zheng and Grandma refuse to wear clothes, let's serve as subordinates, right?"
As he spoke, two people pressed their bodies, and two people put on their clothes. The ice crystals on the clothes scraped the skin and flesh, but the moment it touched the skin, it was cold and piercing, which was the biggest torture.
Aunt Zheng struggled to take off her clothes, but her hands were trapped by these mothers-in-law with hemp rope.
"Yuanyue! Yuanyue is coming to save her mother!" " Aunt Zheng ripped open her throat and shouted.
"Don't shout!" a mother-in-law kicked: "The second lady went out with Aunt Yu to listen to the play." ”
Aunt Zheng raised her face, and the mother-in-law looked at her: "In order to avoid you, the second lady doesn't want to see you." ”
Aunt Zheng shook her head, this is impossible, her Yuan Yue will not be so ruthless to her, she is Yuan Yue's mother, and she is connected by blood, she will not let Wei Dongshu torture herself like this, no!
"Impossible! Just now she asked the eldest young master to come and see me, didn't you hear? Aunt Zheng shuddered, and suddenly there was a moment in her mind: "I know, it's Wei Dongshu, this old thing, is he not allowed Yuanyue to look at me, isn't it?
A few mothers-in-law, you look at me, I look at you, and no one speaks. Aunt Zheng knew that she had guessed correctly, and became more and more arrogant: "You guys have thought about it, how you treat me now, and how you will treat you in the future." When she comes, I'll tell her. ”
The mother-in-law who was the leader was suddenly cowardly, and everyone knew what kind of low status the second lady was in this family. In this situation, what the second miss thinks in her heart, it is estimated that only the second miss herself knows. If the second lady doesn't say it, and then thinks about revenge on them in the future, what should she do?
The mother-in-law took a sip: "Count you ruthless, count you kind, let's go." ”
"Alas, what are we afraid of her doing, didn't the master speak? No one can talk to her without the master's permission. ”
"That's it, what kind of mother is she, she hasn't even fed the second lady, she says she wants to keep in shape, hehe, just her two taels of dry meat, no wonder the master doesn't look down on her. ”
"Really, a slut who stole a man, and stepped on the second lady to tremble, see how long she is rampant!"
A few mothers-in-law left the firewood room, Aunt Zheng could take care of herself, the ice crystals on the cotton clothes have been melted by her body temperature, and now her body is damp, the doors and windows of the firewood room are not well sealed, and the slightest blow will make people sting.
Yue'er, why don't you come to see your mother? My mother is really freezing to death.
No one paid attention to her, so Aunt Zheng had the strength to look up and down this firewood room, was this Wei Dongshu deliberately trying to kill her? Can't even find a little hay? Fortunately, there is a dilapidated wooden cabinet, the size is just enough to accommodate a person, Aunt Zheng is overjoyed, took off this wet clothes, and hides in the cabinet, it's much warmer than blowing outside, right?
Aunt Zheng opened the cabinet, her face stiffened, although the cabinet was large, it was separated by a wooden board for three layers, let alone a person, she couldn't even fit a leg. Aunt Zheng smashed the door panel hatefully and scolded: "Wei Dongshu, you bastard!
With a bang, I don't know what it was rolling to the ground, like an oilcloth bag. Aunt Zheng opened it curiously, and inside was a candle with ashes and two flints.
Great, it's a good thing to be able to light a fire, Aunt Zheng took two flints and knocked them hard.
It's all because she used to be used to brocade clothes and jade food, and she didn't even interfere with the matter of lighting candles, and she told the maid to do it. It's good now, but it's good to go back to the old business, and even the flint can't be used well.
Aunt Zheng smashed it for a long time, but she didn't light the candle.
Aunt Zheng threw the stone to the ground in frustration and sat down. There is a flint, but it can't be lit, could it be that Wei Dongshu wants to change the way to kill her, right?
Just as she was on the verge of despair, she heard the lattice window behind her click. I heard someone calling her. As soon as Aunt Zheng turned around and saw a man's face, she was startled, Wei Dongshu sent someone to torture her again?
Aunt Zheng seemed to see a savior, and crawled to the window and cried: "Young Master, Young Master, please save me!"
Cheng Yong didn't speak, just took out a paper bag from his arms. The window paper of the lattice window can only hold one piece of quiche at a time, so Cheng Yong took the trouble to help her hand it inside.
Aunt Zheng hadn't seen the food for a few days, and she forgot to say thank you. Gobbling up the quiche and stuffing it into his mouth.
After eating the two quiches, Aunt Zheng remembered and asked, "Young Master, who asked you to come?"
Cheng Yong nodded: "This quiche is made for you by the second sister, eat more." The second sister said, the firewood room is cold, don't fall asleep at night, you will get sick. Life here is already difficult, and if you get sick again, there is really no way out. ”
Aunt Zheng was overjoyed: "Young Master, I beg you, help me bring a message to her, I'm really freezing to death, beg her to pull me for the sake of me giving birth to her." ”