Marrying into a poor family

"By the way, I sent someone to find out about your mother and younger brother. They said they were in a village in Dancheng. Although it's a bit harder now, it's still safe. I called people from the Lu family in Dancheng to help take care of them. , so don’t worry!”

Qin Yan was really happy now, with tears streaming down her face. She choked and asked, "Have they suffered a lot?"

Qin Xiang shook her head and did not tell Qin Yan the details.

Qin Yan's biological mother, Ye Shi, became blind from crying. She could barely see during the day, but became blind in the morning and evening. Now she makes a living by washing clothes for people in the village.

Qin Yan's younger brother Qin Song had a broken leg. Although he was cured later, he became a cripple. Now he works all day long in the fields of Zhuangzi, barely supporting himself and his mother.

When Qin Yan saw Qin Xi's appearance, she knew that things might not be very good. Fortunately, with the care of the Lu family in Dancheng, life would be easier in the future.

It was enough to know that her mother and brother were still alive, so Qin Yan wiped away her tears, put herself in good spirits, walked to Qin Xiang, and knelt down with a plop, causing Qin Xiang to be killed by Qin Yan before she could react. Kneel down.

Fortunately, when she was about to kowtow, Qin Xi pulled her up.

"What are you doing? We are sisters after all. Now I can help you if I can. I have no choice but to watch you suffer." Qin Xiang saved her as if she was saving the person who was trapped in the trap. Xie’s own self.

Qin Yan raised her hand and said that she would repay Qin Xiang in the future. Qin Xiang shook her head: "I don't need your repayment. If you can live a good life, I will feel at ease."

Later, Qin Xiang was leaving. Qin Yan was a little reluctant to leave Qin Xiang and wanted to keep her for dinner, but Qin Xiang was unwilling to eat Xie's food, let alone stay any longer.

"Sister, wait a minute. I will give you Xiaocai's deed of betrayal. This girl is not worried. You can only discipline her with the deed of betrayal." Qin Yan got up hurriedly and went to the inner room. After rummaging for a long time, she He took out the hidden small box, opened the lock with the key he brought with him, and took out Xiao Cai's deed of betrayal.

Qin Xiang took Xiaocai's deed of betrayal and inspected it, then smiled at Qin Yan and said, "I can't give you Li Siniang's deed of betrayal right now."

Qin Yan didn't know why Qin Xiang wanted to change the maid in such a big way, but she also knew that Li Siniang was a rare steward of the Xiao family. She was afraid that she would temporarily send her to take care of her, but after a while, when she found the right one, she would definitely change her. of.

So, she hurriedly waved her hands: "No, my place is a mess. If I let Sister Si Niang come to my place, I have already felt sorry for her. How can I dare to ask for her deed of prostitution now?"

Qin Yan stood up and called Xiaocai with brisk steps. This is what a seventeen-year-old woman should look like.

Xiaocai was not in the next room, but went back to her room angrily. When she heard Qin Yan shouting, she wiped her tears and came out of the room.

She stood under the eaves at the door and said to Qin Yan from a distance: "Old lady, why are you calling me?"

It could be seen that she was still angry.

In the past, Qin Yan should have handed her a ladder and asked her to come down, and the two would reconcile again.

But this time, Qin Yan suddenly didn't want to give her face.

"Come here, I'll talk to you." Qin Yan's face was filled with worry, and after speaking, she turned around and entered the house.

Qin Xiang saw that she didn't look good when she came in, so she advised: "Don't be angry, I will take her back and teach her to be good!"

Qin Yan was a little embarrassed and annoyed: "It's all my fault. I don't know how to be a master. I can't even discipline a maid."

Qin Xi comforted her, but she understood Qin Yan. After all, she had lived with her mother and younger brother before, and she didn't even have servants at home. How could she know how to control people?

"What's great about Li Siniang is that in addition to understanding the thoughts of the women in the back house and being able to deal with all the complicated relationships in the back house, she can also manage the household and teach the servants. You can just leave it to her to deal with it from now on."

Li Siniang smiled and nodded to Qin Yan. Qin Yan stepped forward and took Li Siniang's hand, saying that she would rely on her in the future. "Old lady, why did you call me over?" Xiaocai went back and changed her clothes slowly before coming over, so that they talked for a while.

Qin Yan suppressed her joyful smile and said calmly: "From now on, you are the slave of the Xiao family. From now on, whether you are good or bad, it has nothing to do with me. Just go pack your luggage and follow Sister Xiang." Let’s go to Xiao’s house.”

Xiaocai's eyes were still red. She had thought that she had missed the chance to leave Xie's house and was feeling sad in the room. But who knew, it would suddenly take a turn for the worse.

"Madam, do you agree with this slave to go out?"

"Well, agreed, you go!"

After all, Xiaocai had followed her from Dancheng to Xie's house for so long. Even though they were a little unhappy getting along with her, after all, they still had some feelings for her after all the time. Qin Yan originally had a trace of reluctance in her heart, but when she saw Xiao Cai's surprised expression, her reluctance completely disappeared.

Little Cai didn't know that she had lost a soft-hearted master who could tolerate her, and the coming days were not as beautiful as she thought.

As soon as Qin Xiang left Qin Yan's yard, she was stopped by Jiao's mother, who forcefully invited her to see the eldest wife.

Qin Xiang didn't say much, and followed Mama Jiao, followed by a string of maids and servants.

Naturally, too many people could not enter the eldest lady's room, so Qin Xiang only took Qinggu and Qingqian in with her.

The eldest lady is sitting on a chair, with a brocade pattern of five blessings and auspicious clouds draped on the back of the chair. The eldest lady is also holding a jade heater in her hand. She is looking at Qin Xiang leisurely, quite like a noble lady looking at ordinary servants. A sense of superiority and momentum.

Qin Xiang walked to a chair aside and sat down, without showing the slightest respect or courtesy to the eldest lady.

The eldest wife of the Xie family was stunned and said displeasedly: "You are a guest, how can you be so rude in my Xie family?"

Qin Xi smiled lightly and said, "Since I am a guest, how do you, the host, treat guests?"

"You have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and you don't know what is good or bad!" The eldest wife of the Xie family rarely met someone like Qin Xiang who had no regard for face and rules. She didn't know how to deal with her for a moment.

"Mrs. Xie, you must meet me. Is it possible that you want to teach me a lesson as an elder?" Qin Xiang was still there. If you ignore her young appearance, she really looks like an elder.

The eldest wife of the Xie family has never seen such a shameless person. She pointed at her and was speechless: "You"

It took a long time before he uttered a sentence: "You are so bold and shameless at such a young age that you dare to come to our Xie family and act as an elder!"

"I am your mother-in-law's sister, so why am I not your elder? Unless, you don't recognize your mother-in-law at all?"

No matter how arrogant Mrs. Xie was in the Xie family, she did not dare to bear the charge of unfilial piety, even if it was Qin Yan who was dispensable.

However, Mrs. Xie did not touch Qin Xiang during this period. She was actually investigating her situation.

She should have been dealt with a few years ago, but the people who came back said that Qin Xiang had sent someone to give gifts to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, and what was even more annoying was that the Ninth Prince's Mansion actually gave a gift in return.

Therefore, after discussing with her husband, Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie agreed that she should not offend the Xiao couple first, observe them first, find their shortcomings and then hit them.

"I want to see you today because I want to ask you something private. Why don't Mrs. Xiao ask all the maids around her to go out?" Mrs. Xie tried to be more generous and spoke as gently as possible.