"Is this too much bullying?" Qin's mother pinched her waist with an arrogant look on her face, "I just bullied you, so what?"
"Mother Qin!" Hongyu frowned and said in disapproval: "Don't go too far, lest others say our family treats them harshly."
"Humph!" Qin's mother was dissatisfied. Her old sister's revenge has not yet been avenged!
Harsh treatment? It’s just washing a few pieces of clothes. The real harsh treatment is yet to come!
Seeing that she was trying to persuade Qin's mother to stop, Hong Yu glanced at the two siblings and winked at the maid behind her, "Here are two boxes of beads. They should be strung together in three days. The eldest lady loves bead curtains especially. Since the Jiang family has raised you for so many years,
, it’s time to fulfill your filial piety.”
The two maids stepped forward and put down the boxes in their hands.
Qin's mother looked proud. Suddenly, her eyes rolled and she had a plan.
Jiang Shanshan glanced at the box and asked Taohong to open it and take a look.
The beads are fine, but...
She looked at Hongyu and said, "With so many beads, three days is too short. Can Aunt Hongyu be accommodating and give me two more days?"
"Too short?" Qin's mother snorted coldly, "You are not allowed to sleep until you finish the work. I didn't listen to Aunt Hongyu. This is what the eldest lady wants. How dare you slack off?"
Hearing this, Jiang Mingxuan looked at Hongyu, the palms in his sleeves clenched tightly unconsciously, and his eyes dropped darkly.
Hongyu didn’t reply, let alone give him a two-day grace period.
Jiang Shanshan was just trying it out, but the result was not very satisfactory.
She said calmly, "Mother Qin, you stay and watch them these days. Within three days, you must hand over the bead curtain."
Qin's mother was delighted when she heard this and immediately agreed.
Seeing that she was about to leave, he stopped by and asked her to ask the maid to deliver her things.
She didn't expect any bedding to be given to her in this shabby place. As for the tatters of Jiang Shanshan and others, she didn't like them either.
Hongyu didn't say yes or refuse, she just left with the person.
Jiang Shanshan saw that Mother Qin had already begun to look at several rooms, and his eyes were about to fall on her room. He immediately said: "Mother Qin, why don't you sleep with me? Since Mother Huang is gone, I can always dream about her these days.
He didn't say anything, he just stood beside my bed, and I didn't rest for several nights."
How could Mother Qin be willing to say this?
"Black-hearted hooves, you have done something wrong, don't blame my old sister for following you." As he said that, he didn't know what was going on, but a cold wind blew by, making a whistling sound.
Several people's expressions changed slightly.
Qin's mother shivered subconsciously, her heart pounding.
Is it possible that the spirit of her old sister is really here?
With this thought, he immediately turned around and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the door outside was locked. "Who locked the door? Open it quickly. Do you hear me?"
She banged on the door desperately, but no matter how she called, no one answered.
Jiang Shanshan raised his lips and smiled triumphantly. When he turned his head, he saw two people who looked uncomfortable.
She suppressed her laughter and coughed slightly, "Don't worry, I'm just making up nonsense."
Taohong touched the goosebumps on her arms, obviously not convinced.
That gust of cold wind just now was such a coincidence!
There's no guarantee there won't be anything.
"Okay, okay, Taohong sleeps with me tonight."
"I do not want!"
Taohong immediately refused, folding her arms and resisting.
Jiang Shanshan narrowed his eyes, "Then you want to sleep with Qin's mother? We only have three rooms in total. Is it possible that you want to give up mine to her?"
Hearing this, Taohong hesitated for a moment.
Later, it was Jiang Mingxuan who decided to let her sleep with his sister. After all, the two of them had care together.
Seeing that the two of them were frightened by him, Jiang Shanshan didn't feel any guilt at all. He glanced at Qin's mother who was still struggling, and took the two of them back to the room.
As for the clothes thrown on the ground, she glanced at them without paying much attention.
"Take this and think about it carefully. Write down the answer and give it to me."
She took out the paper she brought back from the study and handed it to her brother.
Jiang Mingxuan took it and looked at it curiously, "What is this?"
As he said this, he saw the words above and looked at them carefully.
Seeing this, Jiang Shanshan didn't bother him. He caught a glimpse of his red and swollen hands and left quietly.
Taohong packed up the bedding and moved to Jiang Shanshan's room. Seeing that there was no one inside but the lamp was on, she couldn't help but curiously looked for someone, and finally saw a figure in the small kitchen.
At this time, Jiang Shanshan was bringing water to burn, and the firewood was readily available, so there was no need to worry, since there were some dead trees in the yard that were enough.
"Did you carry this water alone?" Taohong looked at the large pot full of water and said in surprise.
The firelight made Jiang Shanshan's face look a little softer, his features were picturesque, and he was pretty and pretty.
Taohong looked a little distracted for a moment.
Jiang Shanshan nodded, "Otherwise, who else? Ghosts?"
A word brought her back to her senses in vain, and she immediately looked around cautiously.
Then he quickly squatted next to Jiang Shanshan and refused to leave.
Jiang Shanshan laughed at her timid appearance, and the two of them started cooking on the fire, which actually kept them warm.
After the hot water was boiled, she personally brought the basin to Jiang Mingxuan's room, and took some kindling and placed it next to him.
Jiang Mingxuan, who was concentrating on the topic, felt a warmth and saw the brazier next to him.
"Sister, what are you doing with this?" He frowned. The firewood was only enough to boil water on weekdays. Where could they use a brazier?
Jiang Shanshan smiled and motioned for him to warm his hands, "Don't worry, these are nothing to worry about. I'll just find an opportunity to get some carbon later."
As he said that, he didn't give him a chance to say anything more, let him think about the answer carefully, and then left.
At this moment, Qin's mother, who was tired from all the hard work, also came back, feeling so angry that her head hurt.
What bastard dared to lock her up? Could it be that Hongyu girl did it on purpose?
It was already dark now, and he didn't even know how to bring her a blanket.
When Jiang Shanshan saw her, he immediately changed his expression and said lightly: "Mother Qin..."
"Who?"
The sudden noise made Qin's mother startled. She stretched her head and saw that it was Jiang Shanshan.
"Damn it, are you trying to scare me? You don't know how to speak properly?" She pinched her waist and felt goosebumps all over her back.
Jiang Shanshan seemed to be startled. He glanced at a single dim lamp in the corridor and said, "I just saw a person standing behind the clothes rack. I thought it was you, so I called out, but you didn't answer me.
You can't see clearly even in the dark, so how could I know?"
After saying that, regardless of her reaction, he turned around and ran back to his room, closing the door immediately.
There was a sound of tinkering in the yard, and the footsteps were messy. I didn't know what I bumped into, and I made a splash.
Jiang Shanshan smiled and bent over in the room.
Little did they know, Qin's mother fainted outside, surrounded by a palm-sized skull.
The skull was none other than a dog skull that Jiang Shanshan picked up in the corner.
It was dark at night, and Mother Qin was really frightened because of the weird wind at first. Now she heard Jiang Shanshan say that there was someone next to the clothes rack. How could she not be afraid?
He had just passed by the clothes rack, but there was no one there. In a hurry, he stepped on something and fell in front of a skull. When he looked closely, his vision went black and he fainted.
Inside the room, Taohong lay on the crack of the door and stared for a while, exclaiming, "Is she really so dizzy?"
As she spoke, she thought of something and said, "What about our dinner? The courtyard door is locked. Are we going to be hungry all night again?"
Jiang Shanshan sat at the table, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and took a sip, which warmed his stomach.
She raised her eyes and smiled softly: "Don't worry, someone will bring food tonight!"