The maid knelt and sat down, kowtowed to the old man sitting in the hall.
"Okay, okay." Old Mrs. Zhang smiled, raised his hand, "Get up and talk."
The girl next to her has red eyes.
"When did the lady come to the capital?" she asked hurriedly, "Why did she come to the capital? Did the master and the others drive her away?"
Tears welled up as he spoke.
Both the maid and Mr. Zhang laughed.
"Banqin, you really underestimate your wife." Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "Who can drive her away?"
"No, no." The maid also smiled, looking at the girl who couldn't stop crying, "We have been here a long time ago."
"Why didn't you look for me when you came?" the girl cried.
"Isn't this coming?" the maid said with a smile, holding the girl's arm, "Banqin, please stop crying. I know it's you who miss your old friend, but I don't know why I thought the master bullied you."
Mrs. Zhang laughed and shook her head at Su Xin.
"You girl, you don't need to praise me for her," he said.
The girl here also came to her senses and hurriedly wiped her tears.
"Master, Banqin has lost his composure." She choked with sobs and saluted the old master, and then thanked the maid, "It's my sister Linghui who can talk. I'm very stupid."
The maid giggled.
"I'm not afraid," she said with a smile, "My master is too smart. In front of him, we are all the same."
Old Mrs. Zhang laughed.
"You girl, are you so glib in front of your wife?" he said.
"My wife is also smart, but in front of her, I am like a gourd with a sawed mouth." The maid said with a fake sigh.
This time the girl also laughed.
"Okay, stop flattering the new master and the old friend." Old Master Zhang smiled and looked at the maid, "Why are you here too? When did you come?"
"We came here years ago, and now we are staying at my wife's grandmother's house." The maid said with a smile.
Mrs. Zhang nodded.
"How are you, madam?" the girl asked hurriedly.
"Very good." The maid smiled.
"Did the maternal family bring the wife here?" the girl asked, "Are they good to the wife?"
The maid smiled.
"Whether others are good or not, my wife can live a good life." She smiled.
That's not good...
If it were good, how could it be possible to only fight for the dowry and not care about people at home?
Even though we brought people here, we only needed to keep them warm and not hungry. Cats and dogs can also be raised, but people are not cats or dogs after all.
The girl looked gloomy.
But what can be done.
The birth of a stupid child in a family is a shame to the whole family. Nine out of ten people will choose to drown the baby. If not, the baby will be like a stain, stuck to the bright coat of the two families.
, you can be pointed out by others all the time.
This kind of disgust has been so deep into the bones and blood of the two families that they don't want to spend more time on their daughter.
"If you don't have desires, you will be strong; if you don't seek, you will find solutions." Old Mrs. Zhang said, looking at the girl, "Your wife is fine, don't disturb yourself."
The girl hurriedly lowered her head and said yes.
"Okay, it's time for me to go." The maid sat up straight and said, "My wife asked me to come and see if the master is back. I have already exceeded the limit and stayed too long."
The girl couldn't help but feel reluctant to open her mouth to ask something, but she didn't dare to ask.
Mrs. Zhang nodded and smiled, without trying to persuade or ask.
"Okay, go ahead." He just said.
The maid saluted and stood up, smiled at the girl again, and withdrew.
The girl reluctantly watched the maid's figure disappear in the yard.
"Don't look, we'll see you soon." Old Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "It's only for these two days, go and think about what delicious food you can make for your wife, so that she can see it, leave
She, your craftsmanship has improved, let’s see if she regrets it.”
The girl suddenly became happy and laughed again.
"Master, no matter how good my craftsmanship is, it was only taught by my wife. In front of her, it is nothing," she said.
"Okay, okay, I know, I know, your wife is the best, unparalleled in the world, no one can compare to her." Mrs. Zhang smiled and waved her hand.
The girl also smiled, bowed and left.
In the Zhou family, two rough girls were walking around with difficulty carrying two buckets of starched cloth.
"Sister, you're tired, let's take a rest." Banqin turned around and said.
The two barrels on the stick were obviously close to her side.
The girl behind him dwarfed in annoyance, and the barrel was placed on the ground.
"What are you doing here for a good trip? It's such a long detour," she said.
Banqin laughed and said it was hard work, while looking at the house on the roadside casually.
The door of the house is open, and you can see several girls chatting and laughing together in the yard.
Except when it is necessary to go out, the woman just sits quietly in the house. She has not changed all these habits, but the people around her have changed.
"Sister Banqin."
There were voices in the distance. Banqin looked over in surprise and saw a pretty maid walking slowly on the road. The girls and servants passing by smiled and said hello.
She quickly lowered her head and raised the stick.
"Let's go, let's go." She said, "It's too late, it's time for Mother Yang to scold me again."
The girl raised her head angrily, walking quickly in front of her, making her stagger a little.
"Hey, please slow down, since you are in a hurry, you have to take a detour." She said and followed with a mumble.
In the bathing yard, their arrival startled the servants who were gathering together to talk. They subconsciously blocked the wooden basin in front of them. When they saw clearly that it was them, they lowered their faces again.
"Where can I be lazy? I've been here for so long." A woman shouted with a serious face.
Before Banqin could say anything, the girl rubbed her shoulders and complained repeatedly.
"It's all her fault for being so lazy," she said.
Banqin lowered his head and brought the barrel to the washing pool.
"Okay, you go down and have a rest." The woman glared at the girl.
The girl saluted with a smile, said thank you to her mother, turned around and ran away.
The woman turned to look at Ban Qin, who was pouring clothes into the pool.
"You, go and put away the clothes in the house." the woman said.
Banqin responded, wiped his wet hands on his body and walked into the house.
The woman turned around and walked up to the women, with a look of embarrassment on her calm face.
"What do you think we should do?" she said, lowering her head and looking at the wooden basin in front of her.
In the tub were two dresses, now dyed in colorful colors.
"These are Madam's two favorite dresses." Another woman said, "Someone must have made the mistake this time."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked a little dodgey.
"Bao Yatou finally got to Madam's side. Her mother got a new job on the stove. The girl is getting close to Manager Cao's wife. If she doesn't help her this time, Bao Yatou will be punished. She will have to be like this in the future.
The whole family is thinking about it," a woman said.
"What about that? We can't bear it, can we?" Another said, "It's not easy to find someone else. We have more than a dozen people in the courtyard, and we can't discuss any of them in a roundabout way because we're afraid of offending them.
Aren't you afraid of offending this one?"
The women were silent for a while, then suddenly let out a sigh and turned to look at the house.
"As for the right person, there is indeed one," she said.
Everyone was stunned for a moment and followed her gaze.
The door of the house is open, and you can see a thin figure walking around, carrying and sorting out the bundles one by one. (To be continued)
