After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 130 Auntie is here

The luggage was packed quickly.

The Hai family just stayed in the villa for one night. If they hadn't encountered a murder on the road and rescued the survivors, and needed to treat the survivors' injuries and deal with inquiries from the government, the Hai family would have set out for the city by now. Instead of procrastinating and seeing half of the morning pass before we can start our journey.How much luggage can be unearthed in this night?Simply tidy up and they can leave.

The village is more than ten miles away from Chang'an City. If we set off after lunch, it will be almost dark after entering the city.After returning to their own house, they still had to pack things and prepare dinner. There was a lot to do.If you go back late, you will miss your rest at night, so it is better to leave early.

Ma left Cui Xiaodao to take care of the injured Jin Jiashu, and just asked people from other villages to help with other chores. He also left a sum of money, which was enough to treat the injured and take medicine, as well as Cui Xiaodao's daily food expenses, and spend it later. Just come and pick up Cui Xiaodao.

Hai Xiya and Hai Chang'an had already left the village on horseback one step ahead, and went with Zhuang Shitong and Geng Zehuai to the prefect's Yamen to deal with the murder case they encountered yesterday.They have to serve as witnesses to provide testimony to the government. After that, Hai Xiya will go directly to Chang'an Dusi to report. Hai Changan will go home to handle housework and will not come back to the village again.

Ma had some symptoms of a cold. He took pills and lay down for a while. He felt that he was in good condition, so he urged his family to quickly load the luggage into the car, feed the horses, and prepare to set off.Almost all the men in the family are not here, and the remaining Xie Wenzai and others can only be regarded as guests. Hai Jiao is still young, so she has to take care of everyone as the head mother of the family.Even though she was feeling a little unwell, she had no intention of wasting time.

However, God seemed not to let her set off smoothly.

She was just about to go out when the servant girl from the other village hurriedly came to tell her: "My concubine, our lady is here."

Ma was surprised: "What do you mean by this? My eldest sister is in a hurry to meet her, and she will wait until she returns to the city to meet again. Why did she come all the way here?"

She hurriedly went out and saw her eldest sister, Zhou Ma, just entering the courtyard. When she saw her, she rushed towards her with red eyes and cried: "Yumei! I miss my eldest sister to death!"

Madam Ma was held in the arms of her eldest sister and cried.Although she felt that the relationship between her sisters was pretty good, but...were they so close before?
Mrs. Ma had to hurriedly comfort her eldest sister, and after some persuasion, she helped her into the house, and asked Aunt Cui and the servants to make tea.I originally wanted to start, but now I have to push it back.

Zhou Ma was probably excited when he saw his sister for the first time. After crying for a while, he calmed down. He lowered his head and wiped his tears, and seemed to be ready to speak seriously.Ma quickly winked at Aunt Cui who was bringing tea: "Go and ask Baoshun and Tangtang to come and say hello to my aunt." As for Hu and Xiao Shitou, mother and son, there was no need. They had already boarded the train in the outer courtyard, so why bother asking them again? Xiao Shitou braved the cold wind and came back?Zhou Ma is not their blood relative, so it would be bad if the child catches a cold.

Aunt Cui stepped back knowingly, and soon found the Haijiao and Haitang brothers.

Hai Jiao didn't have a good impression of Zhou Ma's great-aunt, so he curled his lips and said, "Does she have such a deep sisterly affection for my grandma? She even went out of her way to welcome her from ten miles away? Why didn't she go to Ganzhou and Suzhou more often in the past years?" How many letters should you write home?" If not for this, his late father, Hai Dingcheng, would not have thought that all his mother's brothers and sisters were unreliable.

Haitang coughed slightly and tugged on her brother's sleeve: "Let's just go and say hello to our elders, and we can also ask about why my aunt came here all the time?"

Aunt Cui also wanted to deliver a message to the Hu mother and son who had already boarded the carriage, and left in a hurry.Haitang took her brother Haijiao and ran back to the yard where she stayed last night. Before she reached the door of the main house, she heard a strange female voice crying: "Well, I don't know what to do. That woman is really bullying me." ! But our master did not dare to say anything out of filial piety, so he just asked me to be patient. She has been patient for decades, nothing more. Now she still wants her dowry, which is absolutely impossible! So is she. She has grandchildren, the family business is all in her hands, and she has lost nothing. If she gives away the dowry, what will she do when the children get married?!"

Haitang and Haijiao looked at each other and knew that this was their great-aunt Zhou Ma, whom they had never met before.But from the way she spoke, it seemed like she wasn't having a good time at her husband's house. Was this because she had a conflict with her mother-in-law?
Ma is over 50 years old, and her eldest sister is probably 60 years old. She has not yet obtained the power of housekeeper. She can only rely on dowry to ensure the money for her grandchildren's weddings. It can be seen that her life is quite busy filling in houses for others. Embarrassed.With such a glamorous life, how could Mrs. Ma always say that her eldest sister married decently and lived a comfortable life?Did Mr. Zhou Ma slap his face in front of his little sister and pretend to be fat?

But no matter what, the sisters Ma and Zhou were talking privately in the room at this moment, which was not a good time for the juniors to come in and say hello.

Outside the door of the main house, there were Zhou Ma's maid and a servant from another village guarding the door. They both listened and secretly wiped away tears. They were obviously Zhou Ma's confidants and felt sad about what happened to her husband's family.

Hai Jiao grabbed his sister with a wink, and instead of asking the maid to report directly, he temporarily stepped aside and waited.

While the brother and sister were waiting, Ms. Zhou Ma continued to excitedly tell her sister about her experience of being bullied by her mother-in-law in her husband's family over the years.She probably lost control of her emotions, and felt that this was her own territory and she didn't need to be too careful, so she didn't lower her voice. The brother and sister Hai Jiao Haitang, who were standing at the foot of the steps outside the house, heard her words clearly.

Zhou Ma was married to Zhou Shigong, the third brother of the Zhou family.Friday's wife died in childbirth, leaving behind a young child.Zhou Ma is the eldest daughter of an official family in Chang'an Prefecture. Although her father and brother have low official positions, they have good looks and good health. She is also from the same family as Mr. Wu's stepmother, Mrs. Ma, so she was favored. , Mrs. Ma personally made the decision, married Zhou Shigong and filled in the house. As soon as she entered the house, she had her destiny, which can be said to be quite glorious.

But privately, this scenery has its own difficulties that are unknown to outsiders.In the past, Mrs. Zhou Ma never mentioned it in front of her half-sister for her own sake, but now, she could no longer hold on.In order to keep the dowry in her hands, she had to take the initiative to expose her past lies and tell her younger sister Ma Yumei the truth.

Although their stepmother-in-law, Mrs. Ma, claimed to be an aunt of their own clan, she was actually just her adopted daughter. She inherited the huge family property of her childless aunt, and suppressed the Ma family by claiming that she was a royal aunt of the Zhou family. Clan, let them follow their own arrangements.

After Zhou Ma married into the Zhou family, she soon found that she had become the puppet of her step-mother-in-law and could not make any decisions.Although Mrs. Ma would not let her do anything to harm the children left in the previous marriage, her husband always mistook her for having bad intentions.The relationship between husband and wife has never been harmonious. It was not until her stepson grew up safely, got married successfully, and did not suffer any plot from her in her career that her husband believed in her as a person.

In the past few years, Zhou Ma's husband passed away, and her step-mother-in-law and her son successfully joined the army. Their official career surpassed that of their eldest brother, and their daughter married into a high-ranking family in Beijing. The step-mother-in-law was so satisfied that she no longer acted cautiously, which gradually made her step-son see her. After finding out her true identity, Zhou Ma's situation improved further.

Zhou Ma cried: "That poisonous woman crippled Master Emen and ruined several good opportunities for him. The tribe also accused Master Emen of being unfilial. What an injustice to Emen husband and wife! She has a son of her own, but she doesn't follow him. My son went to Lanzhou, and my daughter married into the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion. I tried to pick her up several times, but she refused, and she deliberately wanted to rely on our family to make money from our money!"

Upon hearing the words Yingchuan Houfu, Haijiao Haitang immediately looked at each other.

(End of this chapter)