The Zhuang family was originally considered a big family in the village, with three sons in total. The eldest son, Zhuang, was the most steadfast and willing to work before he got sick, and was considered the backbone of the family. The second son and his family now live in a tile-roofed house where he still worked hard in the fields.
Earned. The second child is more mediocre. He is just an ordinary person in terms of work and speech. Although his farming skills are average, he is willing to listen to the boss and is filial to his mother. The third child is smooth and worldly, and he is the best at saying nice things and coaxing others.
He is the youngest, and the old lady likes him the most, so much so that when the family was divided, although the number of acres he was allocated was not as large as that of the second child, they were all real high-quality fields, and all the furniture and items were picked out.
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As for the sisters-in-law, she could only speak a few words to the second daughter-in-law. The third daughter-in-law was the most aggressive and the most capable of crying when she was tired and poor. She and the third daughter-in-law were like a family.
"Why are you asking this?" she asked. "Did he come to find you?"
Qin Manzhi knew that her daughter would not ask this person for no reason, so she guessed what happened.
"Ke'er, you don't need to pay attention to him. Since the families have been separated, let's live our own lives and live in peace with each other." Qin Manzhi said solemnly.
"It's natural. Fortunately, I ran into him on the road today. He said he wanted to come to visit and gave me a reason to push it away. But I still won't give up easily after seeing him like that."
Zhuang Keqing smiled: "I was originally worried that you were soft-hearted and would be deceived by his few words, but after hearing what you just said, I feel relieved now."
Lowering his head and squeezing Aman's fleshy little hand, Qin Manzhi said in a low and calm voice: "I used to be a weak mother who always pinned my hopes on others."
If before Zhuang Da died, she could still care about the difficulties of her second and third brothers and find reasons for them to excuse her indifference to her family's difficulties all these years. Then after Zhuang Da's death, after that humiliation, she was already
Everything can be seen clearly.
"It's different now. Mother will be strong and protect you!" Qin Manzhi paused, then raised his head again, his eyes full of determination and determination.
Zhuang Keqing knew that changing a person's personality could not be accomplished overnight, but judging from the domineering manner in which his mother beat Wang San this morning and what she said now, it seemed that she had become somewhat awakened.
Thinking of this, she was also happy for her mother, so she stretched out her right hand and tightly held Qin Manzhi's hand that was still holding Aman's claws.
"Mom, I believe you."
The mother and daughter of the Zhuang family were enjoying themselves happily, but that was not the case at all in the Shen family.
Shen Ling picked fruits today, but the firewood he picked was a little less, and he came back late. After noon, the servants in the family saw that he had not come back to pack the clothes for washing in the afternoon, so they reported it to Uncle De, the housekeeper.
Uncle De had just received the letter from the master from another county, and was about to send it to the Zhou family to ask for a reward, but he was stopped by this kind of thing, and he felt unhappy for a while.
"No reply, no reply. Do you need to report this to me?!" He glanced at the envelope in his hand. There was the master's red private seal on the lower right corner.
It has been almost a month since they returned to Erlizi Village, and they used the excuse to worship their ancestors. But how can there be no reason for the male master to be absent from the ancestor worship? Although the young master is here, it has been a long time, and the countryside village
If you don’t know etiquette, I’m afraid you will spread gossip!
Now that the master has finally received a letter, not only Zhou, but also him are anxious to know the content, so they have no time to listen to the nonsense of some incomprehensible person.
"As long as this person is not dead in the future, he doesn't need to report anything to me about him!"
He was in a hurry to deliver the letter, so he left without saying anything. After a while, he walked through the flower path in the backyard and came to the main room.
At this time, the wet nurse Lin was taking a fan to fan the mistress of the Shen family, Zhou, who was lying on the bamboo couch under the corridor.
"Madam! Madam!"
Uncle De stood in the corridor and called twice urgently.
Zhou, who was on the couch, didn't even raise her eyelids. Instead, she raised a fan to cover her ears and frowned: "Why are you so panicked?"
She has been intolerant to the heat since she was a child. In the past, in the county, she could always buy ice to cool off when the weather was hot. But here, in a remote country, there was no ice, not to mention ice. There was no girl to fan herself, and only Lin was the one to serve her.
Even though she was careful, there were always imperfections around her. She had already complained a lot about her master asking him to take his son back to his hometown, but now after hearing Uncle De's quarrel, she was even more sullen and had nowhere to vent her anger.
"Madam, there is a letter from the master!"
"What?!" Mrs. Zhou immediately sat up from the bamboo couch. The nanny Lin's fan retracted and hit her on the forearm. "Show it to me quickly!"
Mrs. Lin was startled and was about to open her mouth to make excuses, but when she saw that Madam had no time to pay attention to her, she hurriedly took the letter from the butler's hand and read it.
Uncle De was a shrewd person. He stood at the bottom and saw the lady reading the letter. Her frown gradually relaxed, and he knew that the content of this letter was probably good news.
After a long time, Mrs. Zhou finally raised her head: "Master's matter has almost been resolved."
She read the letter carefully, and now she couldn't bear to put it aside after reading it. She only took it with her left hand, and her right thumb was still slowly rubbing the printed area under the letter.
"We will be able to go back soon. We just have to wait for the next letter from the master to tell us the date."
"Congratulations, madam! I have turned a bad situation into a good one, so I will be blessed with blessings in the future!" After hearing this, Uncle De immediately congratulated.
Zhou's expression was visibly relaxed. She folded the letter, put it back into the envelope, and handed it to wet nurse Lin, signaling her to put it away.
"lady.."
Mrs. Lin accepted the letter, but did not go back to the house to put it away. Instead, she spoke hesitantly. "It's just..."
"If you have anything to say, just say it. Why is it necessary?"
Zhou was in a good mood. Although she said this, her tone was relaxed and she didn't mean to blame anything.
Wet nurse Lin bent down, helped Zhou lie down, fanned herself gently, and then said: "Since there is nothing wrong with the master, I think we will be able to set off soon."
She paused again and said, "But, madam, do you still plan to take that person with you this time?"
Zhou's body stiffened slightly. She was so happy just now that she forgot that there was such a burden in the family!
If she didn't take this opportunity to deal with him, would it be possible to take him back with her and continue to risk her son's life?
She frowned and said nothing, only raised her eyes and glanced at Uncle De standing outside the corridor.
"Uncle De, although I value family ties, I value family tradition even more. You know that."
When Uncle De heard this, how could he not understand the meaning? Because he had just said the same thing to Shen Ling not long ago.
"The old slave had beaten him the day before yesterday, but...it seemed like he didn't take the old slave's words seriously."
Zhou sneered lightly.
I originally hoped that you would be more knowledgeable, but now it seems that I am worrying too much.
"In that case, you don't have to worry about him anymore, just use whatever method you have!"