It was already evening when he returned to Youyang's house. He Hongwen left a large bag of herbal dried tangerine peel for Minglan. Minglan tasted the sweetness and coolness, so she gave half of it to Pinlan as soon as she returned. Unexpectedly, Pinlan was not in the house.
Inside, the maid hesitated and said that the eldest lady had returned to her parents' home. Minglan immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly went to Shulan's original residence. As soon as she entered the inner room, she saw Shulan's face was covered with tears, and her face was as gray as an old woman's.
Leaning on the bed and unconscious, Pinlan clenched her fists and walked around the room angrily. Minglan hurriedly asked what was going on, and Pinlan explained the matter while grinding his teeth.
It turned out that Sun Zhigao's concubine was pregnant. Sun's mother and son were overjoyed and hurriedly wanted to bring the concubine into the house. Shulan was weak by nature, but her mother beside her was quite decisive. When she saw that something was wrong, she immediately took Shulan back.
natal family.
In the afternoon, grandma came to the door and arrogantly asked Shulan to let the outside room in. Mrs. Sheng refused to give in, and only gave four words: Leave the son to go to the mother. Sunma sneered a few times, waved her sleeves and left.
Pinlan was so angry that she ran out and yelled at a withered yellow willow tree for half an hour. Minglan couldn't say anything to persuade her, so she just stayed with her silently until it got dark. Then Pinlan and Minglan went back to the house dejectedly.
, as soon as I arrived at the door of the house, I heard a burst of sad crying and Mrs. Li's helpless words of encouragement.
"...After I got married, my mother-in-law told me not to disturb my husband's studies. Within three or five days of the month,...he complained about my incompetence, so I took concubines for him...and he thought those guys were boring...what should I do!
Shulan's cries entered Minglan's ears intermittently. Pinlan was naive and half-understood, but Minglan understood everything.
Shulan was ordinary in appearance, honest and cowardly, and Sun Zhigao thought of himself as a talented scholar, but his wife was not attracted to her when they had sex with each other. Finally, he met a beautiful, charming, and somewhat talented "marginal" woman, and he was naturally fascinated.
Minglan sighed softly. The world is always more tolerant to men, but she was afraid that Shulan would suffer a loss this time.
Sure enough, in the next few days, the Sheng Mansion was disturbed by several groups of people. Some came to visit the Sun clan, some came to watch the lively female family members of the third family, and even an elder who was well-known in the village came to mediate. But let's talk.
, the general opinion is still the same: call Master Shulan in large numbers and let the woman come in. Even if she gives birth to a boy, it will be under Shulan's name.
The Sheng family never let go. As time passed, rumors started to rise outside. They all accused the daughter of the Sheng family of being jealous and unwilling to tolerate others. Sun Zhigao never came to pick up his wife, and even led the dancing girl in.
, she started to flatter her like a real lady inside and outside; Mrs. Li gradually couldn't bear it any longer. Only the eldest lady was as tough and silent as a rock, keeping her mouth shut no matter what anyone said.
Half a month later, the eldest lady suddenly spoke and said that she wanted to see the dancer. Grandmother thought that the Sheng family could not survive, so the next day Le Dian Dian came to the door with the dancer. Unexpectedly, the eldest lady said something.
He didn't say anything. He just looked at the dancer up and down for a long time, asked a few more questions, then turned around and went into the house. Before grandma could recover, she was sent out.
On this day, Pinlan absentmindedly watched Minglan tracing patterns on her bellyband, and couldn't help but look outside. Suddenly, a little maid ran in quickly and said something in Pinlan's ear. Pinlan immediately jumped up like a spring.
He picked up Minglan and Feiye seemed to be running away. Minglan was almost dragged down. The embroidered bag fell to the ground and she didn't even have time to pick it up. She started running along without thinking.
I stumbled all the way, through flowers and woods, but I felt that the road was getting narrower and narrower. Later, I simply stopped walking on the proper path. I stepped on the grass and mud and walked more and more remote, bypassing several rooms in the main house.
room, and came to a dark thatched house.
Minglan finally shook off Pinlan's hand and gasped: "I can't walk on the road anymore, what are you going to do?"
Pinlan's bright red face shone with excitement: "After the old lady Sun came that day, my grandmother locked herself in the Buddhist hall for several days. She only spoke a few words to your grandmother, and even my mother refused to see her. I
I've been asking people to keep watch, but today my grandmother suddenly asked my mother to see her. If I guess correctly, they want to discuss my sister's affairs."
Minglan nodded repeatedly, feeling that this cousin was very logical and analytical, so she asked: "So what?"
Pinlan screamed strangely and grabbed Minglan's sleeve fiercely: "My sister's life and death are important, and you actually said 'so what'? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up! Now I'm going to listen to them talk, will you go?"
Minglan was so surprised that her eyes almost popped out. The so-called ladies should not even inquire about people's private affairs, let alone eavesdropping. Well, although she had eavesdropped a few times, it was God who sent it to her.
!
Minglan said anxiously: "This, isn't this bad? How can you eavesdrop!" Seeing Pinlan's expression of confusion, she quickly added: "How could you eavesdrop! Would your grandmother say it out loud with the window open?
"
Pinlan waved her arm: "Don't worry, there is a dog hole here. When I was a child, I was punished and kept in the Buddhist hall and often slipped out. It was very hidden. Fortunately, my grandmother was talking in the Buddhist hall this time. Otherwise, I would have nothing to do. I would treat you like
We are biological sisters, and good sisters share blessings and hardships. In the past few times, you always suffered punishments with me, and you are very loyal, so I will not forget you when good things happen!"
Minglan staggered and almost collapsed. Did you make a mistake? Digging into a dog hole and eavesdropping are both blessings!
Pinlan ignored Minglan's trembling protests and quickly pushed open the overgrown weeds and vines, revealing a hole more than a foot wide. He threatened Minglan with his eyes, dragged her over and stuffed her into the dog hole. Minglan made a grimace.
, after Pinlan entered, she rolled up her sleeves and tied up her skirt, and moved forward like a dog chewing mud. After a while, Pinlan in front straightened up, and then pulled Minglan out of the dog hole. Minglan turned her head.
At first glance, I saw that the entrance to the cave I just came out of was blocked by a large water tank and weeds.
Pinlan struggled to move the water tank back: "I specifically asked them not to fetch water from this tank these days."
Then the two girls sneaked through a courtyard and sneaked into the inner house carefully. Pinlan slipped into a narrow door by a familiar route, and then it was pitch black. Pinlan squatted down, and Minglan clumsily followed Pinlan's dog for a few steps, and then lay down.
Go into a place like a cupboard.
Pinlan leaned close to Minglan's ear and said in a voice like a buzzing mosquito: "This is the room behind the Buddhist altar. Don't worry, this room is very big."
Minglan gradually became flustered, feeling that she was really rude today, so she just stretched out her hand and twisted Pinlan. They lay down and waited for a while, and suddenly heard the sound of the curtain moving, and then the sound of Li's screen retreating from the left and right. It seemed that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were leaving the Buddhist niche.
far away.
Then Li said softly: "Old lady, you, you... call your daughter-in-law, could it be...?"
The eldest lady said: "I have thought about it for several days and have made up my mind to call Shulan Heli."
Minglan was startled. In the darkness, she felt that Pinlan was breathing a lot heavier. She heard Li whisper softly: "Old lady, think about it again. Shulan is still young. How will she spend the rest of her life..."
ah!"
After a while, I heard the old lady's dry voice: "Why would I want to? I thought about it back and forth for several days and nights, but there was really no way. It was just while she was still young that I quickly understood the matter.
Maybe there will be good days ahead."
Mrs. Li sobbed softly, and the eldest lady said: "A woman can only rely on three men in her life, her father, her husband, and her son. You have seen the virtues of the Sun family's mother and son. How can Shulan survive with such a mother-in-law and such a man?"
For a lifetime? It would be fine if she had an heir. She could always survive with her son, but now she doesn't even have one by her side. When you and her father and I close our eyes, her brother and sister-in-law are always separated by a layer. You
How will she live her life in the future?!"
Mrs. Li couldn't help but burst into tears: "I pity Shu'er, it was me who harmed her. Back then, I was blinded by lard and fell in love with Sun Shacai! I thought that his family was poor, but we treated her so favorably.
For the sake of mother and son, they will definitely treat Shu'er well, but who would have known, who would have known... that she would actually be worse than a pig or a dog!"
The old lady sighed and said, "I couldn't bear it at all. I wanted to wait and see what that little beast would do? You have also seen that Shu Yatou has been back to her parents' house for many days, and he didn't even look at it! I'm really discouraged.
Well, now that his wife and elders are still alive, he dares to abuse Shu Yatou like this. If he really gets an official position in the future, it will be fine! Come on, you should be more clear-minded and don't count on him.
"
Pinlan grabbed Minglan's wrist tightly, which made Minglan feel pain. She understood Pinlan's mood, but she twisted it back without politeness.
Mrs. Li lamented: "It's not that I don't want to let go of that little beast, I'm just afraid of ruining the family's reputation. What if we break up with each other and the family refuses to be nice and insists on divorcing my wife?"
The eldest lady sneered a few times and said in a deep voice: "The surname Sun has been praised by others for the past few years. He has long forgotten that the sky is high and the sky is high. He thinks that others are praising him for his own sake. Humph, he doesn't even weigh himself. It's just seven
It’s just a matter of sharing money and making noise, but now our family is afraid of him? If it’s private, we have people, if it’s public, we have money, we just want to litigate, is there no one in our family’s officialdom?! If he is
If you are willing to get together and make peace with Shulan, then leave half of the dowry to his family. Otherwise, hey, what will the Sun family be like before?"
After hearing this, Ms. Li was silent for a while, seemingly still hesitating. The old lady added: "I thought that no matter which child gave birth to a boy and a girl, it would be fine for the girl to be in my name, but you have seen that bitch too."
However, she is enchanting, smart-tongued, and accustomed to flattery and scheming. Do you think this is a trouble-free thing? When she gives birth to a son in the future, Shu'er will not be swallowed up by her even to her bones!"
Mrs. Li was silent, but her sobs gradually stopped. Minglan felt that she was shaken. The eldest lady let out a long sigh and said sadly: "Daughter-in-law, when you passed by me, the whole family called me that
The bitch took control, and it really made the sky and the earth useless. My eldest sister, just a cold, a dose of medicine could save her life, but she was tortured to death! Then I became ruthless and took it with me.
Your husband and your little girl hid in the countryside. Fortunately, your second aunt helped prevent your father-in-law from writing a divorce letter. The three of us, mother and son, endured all kinds of hardships in the countryside, and it was difficult to survive..."
Minglan seemed to be choked while speaking, and Minglan felt sad for a while, thinking that the wrinkles on the old lady's withered face were far more than age, and how much pain and sorrow was buried in each wrinkle on the old lady's face. Next to her, Pinlan seemed to be gently gritting her teeth.
Li said softly: "I don't care what the old lady says. Shu girl is the flesh that fell from my body. Seeing her suffer, I feel like being cut with a knife, but... but... I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I will delay Pin'er, she
She’s too old, what if people don’t want her because of this?”
Minglan suddenly felt a gust of wind around her. Pinlan couldn't help it any longer. She gently pushed Minglan to the corner, got out of the room, opened the thick curtain, and said loudly: "I'm not afraid.
, let my sister reconcile! Even if I never marry, I can’t let my sister suffer in the Sun family!"
Minglan lay on the ground like a dog chewing mud. She felt her hair stand on end. She was so frightened that she cursed Pinlan for a hundred times. Her hands and feet were cold with fear. If she was caught...
Well, he probably wouldn't do anything to her; Minglan forced herself to calm down and remained motionless, lying down like a dog.
Fortunately, she was nestled in the corner of the wooden cubicle, which was separated by a layer of curtains and a layer of tassels. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not notice that there was another person inside. They were only startled by Pinlan who suddenly came out, and then Li was furious and scolded Pinlan.
When Lan came, Pinlan talked back. Of course she wouldn't say there was another one inside, and neither Li nor the eldest lady expected that there would be two in the audience.
Then Pinlan seemed to have been slapped, but she remained firm and did not cry. She knelt down with a plop, and then confessed loudly: "Human life is destined by God. If my daughter is blessed, it doesn't matter if she divorces her sister.
If my sister is forced to live a miserable life, I will have no interest in being a god!" Then he kowtowed and begged Mrs. Li.
Although Minglan was panicking, she didn't hear much clearly. In the end, it seemed that the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
By the time Minglan calmed down, Mrs. Li had already left with Pinlan, seemingly determined to have a fight with the Sun family. Minglan was lying inside with cold sweat on her vest. It was very quiet outside, so she didn't dare to make a sound.
, I prayed countless times in my heart, just hoping that the old lady would not want to pray today and go back to rest quickly so that she could escape.
Unexpectedly, she lay down for more than a cup of tea, but the old lady had no intention of leaving. She could only hear the sound of her playing rosary beads. Minglan felt that her knees were numb, her sweat was cold, and her body was shivering. She secretly complained in pain.
, at this time, Sheng Yun came.
Both mother and daughter were cheerful people. They exchanged a few words and then got straight to the point. Sheng Yun said, "Mother and sister-in-law have made an agreement?"
The old lady didn't say anything. Minglan guessed that she nodded, and then heard Sheng Yun say again: "My sister-in-law was wrong at first. She didn't like to rely on her cousin's house all the time. Isn't it because Wang's sister-in-law showed her a few times?"
What a shame! So what, she even dares to look down on her own mother-in-law, let alone our business; and the second aunt and cousin are good people, they never care about supporting and supporting us, our two families come and go, what's wrong? But my sister-in-law
I don’t want to have an official in my own family, so I have indulged the Sun family like this!...Okay, okay, let’s not talk anymore, mother, when do you plan to take action?”
The old lady sighed and said: "Everything is ready. Just for these three or two days, after everything is done, ask Shu Yatou to live at your place. You can have a good talk with her. If a woman is weak and unworthy, where can she go?"
She is looked down upon! If you think she is suitable, you can also send her to Sister Gui's husband's house in Cangxiang. That mother-in-law and I are old acquaintances. She is a very nice person, and she will not give her a look.
It’s good to take some time out in the countryside.”
Sheng Yun seemed to snort: "Shu'er was fine when she was a child. She and my sister Gui climbed the mountains to drive cattle. She was very courageous and had a good temper. Later, she forced her sister-in-law to be restrained like this. How could she imitate a noble lady? This is a good time. She has learned a lot.
It’s useless! Look at my sister Gui, her in-laws and son-in-law are kind people, and her parents-in-law and sister-in-law are very affectionate and affectionate. How beautiful her little life is!"
Her words were quite flattering, and the eldest lady chuckled and said: "That's because she is trying to live up to her ambitions. The family is a single family of nine generations and has very few people. Sister Gui gave birth to three boys four years after she entered the house, and now she has another one in her belly."
, that family still doesn’t offer her as a Bodhisattva, but you have to remind her not to be rude, and be careful about suffering in the future!”
Seeing that her mother was amused, Sheng Yun told a few more eldest daughter jokes, and then suddenly asked: "Oh, mother,...oh, by the way, has the second aunt been informed about this?"
The eldest lady said: "Nonsense! You think you have to invite her here this time. Although the third child is fooling around, we have been tolerant all these years, why can't we still scoop it up?! Ever since that little beast made the outer room, I have been
With this in mind, this time your second aunt brought a letter from your cousin to the county magistrate. Jinling is her natal family and has old roots all over the place. I think that little beast can dig the sky!"
Sheng Yun said bitterly: "Hmph, those bastards from the Sun family, how will they get into trouble when Shulan gets away? Hey, speaking of it, Second Aunt is really nice."
The eldest lady seemed to give a sigh of relief and said: "This is how it is with relatives. We have the capital to live on our own, and we are worthy of the etiquette of your second aunt's family. It is easy for relatives to come and go. You help me and I will help you."
Your sister-in-law just can’t figure this out. Also, stop pretending to me! You think I don’t know that your second aunt is willing to come this time, not just to naturalize girl Ming. What are your plans? Be careful with your sister-in-law and
You’re annoyed!”
There was a crisp sound of porcelain, and Sheng Yun seemed to pour a cup of tea slowly: "I know what you have planned. Let Wu Geer get married first, and then send him far away to the capital, leaving only Pinlan, and she is only twelve
Third, it’s still too early to discuss the marriage. Let Shulan reconcile at this time. After a few years, everyone has forgotten that there is no delay in Pinlan’s proposal to get married. Even if there is a delay, it doesn’t matter. We still have Taisheng.
!”
The eldest lady seemed to be annoyed and said loudly: "Who do you show this weird look to?! Pinlan is worthy of your Taisheng. What's wrong with getting married?! Is it possible that you still don't like her?" Sheng Yun
There was a clear smile: "Hey, mother, what you said is the opposite, isn't it? It's not that I don't look down on Pinlan, it's that my sister-in-law doesn't look down on our Taisheng!"
The old lady stopped talking. Sheng Yun seemed to be blowing hot tea and said: "To be honest, Pinlan is so wild and has no rules. There are really not many people who are willing to marry her as their daughter-in-law. But after all, she is his niece. Even on weekdays, she is his niece."
I'm willing to marry Taisheng and stay with him. But my sister-in-law is too ambitious and doesn't care that your son-in-law is from a farmer's family. She wants to marry Brother Yu of the Li family! But the Li family doesn't like it.
When I went to Pinlan, she turned back to look at our Taisheng. Huh, my sister-in-law is so annoying. No matter how bad our Taisheng is, we still need money, wealth and character. For Pinlan these years, I don’t know.
No matter how much you turn it down, just say you want to marry her! My sister-in-law is better, what does she think of us as Taisheng? If you want it, you can take it, if you don’t want it, don’t let it go, let her pick and choose? This time I won’t go with her!"
Sheng Yun seemed to be angry and slammed the teacup on the table.
There was silence in the room for a while, and then the eldest lady said softly: "So you wrote to your second aunt and praised your family's happy life." Sheng Yun simply admitted: "That's right! I know my cousin's family.
There are several girls, I don’t dare to think about the precious daughter of Mrs. Wang’s sister-in-law, but I will think about the one raised by my second aunt.”
Inside, Minglan was frightened and couldn't help scolding Pinlan again: I told you to eavesdrop, so I can't hold my breath! I told you to only listen to the first half! It's about your lifelong happiness. Didn't you hear the second half? That's right! I won't tell you when I get back.
you!
Over there, the eldest lady said coolly: "What now? Your sister-in-law is panicking and keeps smiling with you every day. Are you happy?"
Sheng Yun chuckled and said: "Well, when I invited my second aunt here, I wanted to kill my sister-in-law. But later... ahem, mother, to tell you the truth, I was really interested. My second aunt taught me that
The child really didn’t say anything, and she didn’t act coy and show off like a lady, and she was so elegant. Tsk tsk, she’s so well behaved, mother, have you seen the way she eats, walks, and salutes? After all, it was the nuns in the palace who taught her how to behave.
He is good-looking and decent, treats others kindly and kindly, and is also home to female celebrities and managers... Mom, don’t show me this face. Don’t think Taisheng is your grandson. You should treat him as your biological grandson. If you are asked to choose your grandson-in-law, you
Which one do you want?"
Minglan felt a little excited when she heard people praise her so much. Taisheng is also a good boy, but, but... wuwu, why, why is he a collateral blood relative within three generations? Pinlan, do you really want to marry him?
Genetically unsafe.
The old lady seemed speechless again. After a while, she sighed in a low voice: "But what should Pinlan do?"
Sheng Yun grinned widely and said: "Mom, don't take it to heart, we haven't said anything about this yet. I like Minglan, and my second aunt must like Taisheng. Eh? Mom, have you noticed that the Li family
My uncle seems to have some thoughts about Minglan?"
The eldest old lady said angrily: "You are like a monkey and you can see it. How can others not see it? It's not just his family. I heard that your second aunt met an old handkerchief friend in Jinling. There was also a brother in that family who looked like a human being."
Your second aunt likes your taste."
Sheng Yun was not angry at all: "That's right! So let's see what happens in the future. If our Taisheng is lucky and the second aunt likes her, then that's great. If the second aunt has other intentions, that's okay, no.
And Pinlan! Haha...isn’t this a change of fortune!"
The old lady scolded: "Aren't you angry at your second aunt for picking on your Taisheng?"
Sheng Yun said leisurely: "It's different. My second aunt treats me kindly, as long as she doesn't cook my Taisheng and eat it, that's all!"