suspected wife

Early in the morning in the Zhou Mansion, as soon as the side doors on both sides of the main gate were opened, the various stewards who were shopping in the mansion and went out to run errands left the mansion one after another.

The two gatekeepers looked at their exit notes one by one before letting them go out.Seeing Zhou Yanqing approaching from a distance, he hurried to open the gate.

"No, just use the side door." Zhou Yanqing said lightly.

"Okay, Master Six."

The two gatekeepers didn't dare to neglect, and opened the side door even wider one after the other.

Zhou Yanqing's daily carriage was waiting outside the gate.

The two gatekeepers only saw Liu Ye help the boy to get on the carriage, the boy Shi Shi raised his foot and was about to pedal, but Liu Ye, who was blocked by the thick curtain of the car, stretched out his foot from the inside and kicked it. Once, almost kicked to the ground.

Shi Shi had no choice but to run to the front and sit on the shaft of the car.

The two gatekeepers wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, struggling to hold back.

They looked at each other, and both of them had deep doubts in their eyes: Master Liu went out so early today?I'm afraid the city gate hasn't been opened yet?

The two looked up at the sky, and it was foggy, with only white belly showing on the horizon.So early.

Master Liu worked too hard.

The two gatekeepers decided to guard the gate carefully, otherwise they would be sorry for the monthly money given by Master Liu.

In Xiahe Village, Yue Zhongyao also got up.

She stayed at Jinniang's place until very late yesterday before coming back, and Jinniang didn't leave a meal as usual.

After his mother went to Jinniang's house and made a mess, he found that his wife was even more indifferent to him, and even Wan'er was not so affectionate with him.

Although the daughter still let him hold her and let him get close.But it's not as close to him as it used to be, and it's not as close as it used to be.

He coaxed his daughter for a long time, and the daughter no longer twisted and giggled in his arms like before.The daughter looked at him with scrutiny, which made his internal organs seem to be turned over again.

He coaxed his daughter for a long time, but the daughter just stayed in his arms quietly, no longer chirping and asking questions, and no longer hugged his neck and whispered something in his ear...

There has been movement at Yue Dalei's house next door.

The sound of drawing water, the sound of bamboo rakes raking on the mud, the sound of putting wooden barrels in place.The sound of the door opening came clearly to his ears.

Yue Dalei went out to carry water again early in the morning.Fill up the water, sister Xiu prepares breakfast for him, and he is going to the workshop, right?

Day after day, the husband and wife repeated the lives of ordinary people.

He was also looking forward to living such an ordinary and warm life, and had always been looking forward to that.

Lying in bed, he seemed to smell the smoke from the kitchen next door.But there was no movement in the courtyard.

After her mother married a daughter-in-law, she no longer got up early to prepare breakfast for the family and clean the courtyard as she did when she was young.Xiaoman was being pampered by her mother, so it was impossible for her to get up at this time.And his two brothers and daughters-in-law are not expected.If his mother doesn't yell a few times every day, she won't take the initiative.

This is not the life he was looking forward to.

Yue Zhongyao sighed.His mother will wake up very late today, right?It was another night last night.

Still struggling with the 20 taels of silver.

How did his mother know that 20 taels of silver was not enough at all.If he hadn't saved some money this year, how would he have enough for yesterday?

I'm afraid he will be a head shorter in front of Jinniang.

Yue Cuyao stood up cautiously.It wasn't until he stood by the bed that he realized that his wife was no longer by his side.

He doesn't have to be like he used to be.When I got up, I was afraid of disturbing my wife, so I tiptoed.

Yue Zhongyao turned around and sat back on the bed, staring blankly at the other side of the bed.After a long time, I reached out and touched the inside.

There was no heating in the bed, it was freezing cold, just like his current state of mind.There was just a void.

Yue Zhongyao turned his head and took a deep breath, put on his clothes in twos and outs and left the room.

"get up?"

Yue Zhongyao was startled.After seeing clearly it was his father.Only then did I come back to my senses.

He replied: "Well, get up. Dad. Why do you get up so early?"

"I'm old, I feel less."

Yue Zhongyao stood there quietly.Watch his father's fingers flying.

"Father, it's still dark right now, so it's not too late to make up this bamboo pole after dawn. It won't hurt your eyes."

Lao Yuetou skillfully twisted and wove dozens of shaved bamboo skins back and forth without turning his head, and said, "It's okay. I'm used to it. I've been doing it for decades, even if the sky gets darker, I can do it." Make it up."

Seeing that Yue Zhongyao didn't speak, he just stood aside and looked at him quietly, after thinking for a while, he said, "Are you going to Jinniang's side?"

Hearing Yue Zhongyao responded in a low voice.

He sighed and said again: "It's your mother's fault for this matter, it's our family who can't stand mother Jin. The 20 taels of silver is definitely not enough... From now on, father will weave a few more bamboo baskets and bring them to the collection. If you sell it here, you can get some money, and then you can give it to Wan’er’s mother.”

Yue Zhongyao squatted down, leaned against the old Yuetou, and said: "Father, there is no need. Just treat it as my son's filial piety to you and your mother. In the future, I will work hard to earn money so that their mothers can live a good life."

Lao Yuetou sighed again, and said: "Father thought about it yesterday, Wan'er is a child of our family, and there is absolutely no reason to let her go to someone else's house. No matter how hard or poor our family is, we can't do this kind of selling granddaughter." matter. When your sister gets married, father will divide the family for you. You and Wan Erniang will live a good life from now on."

Yue Zhongyao was silent for a long time, and said: "Mother is afraid that I will not agree."

The boss of Lao Yue still didn't raise his head, he only focused on the bamboo grate, snorted, and said: "Do you think you are the only one who wants to separate the family? Your two brothers and daughters-in-law have long wanted to separate the family. No one will be there by then." Standing on your mother's side, she won't be able to make any troubles, so don't worry if you have daddy."

Yue Zhongyao responded.Turn around and scoop up water to wash your face.

After tidying up, he was about to go out when Lao Yuetou stopped him.

Lao Yue straightened his head, took out several newly woven bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, dustpans and other things from the corner of the courtyard, tied them together with ropes, and handed them to Yue Zhongyao.

"Give it to Niang Jin. Your mother smashed a lot of things for her, so I'm afraid they are useless. Take these first, and wait for Dad to make a few more, then you can come back and get them."

Yue Zhongyao glanced down, his throat choked.In response, he carried a bunch of bamboo baskets and went out the door.

The door of Qiao Mingjin's house creaked, and Yun Jin and He Shi went out one after the other.

"Close the door."

"En." He replied.Just as he was about to turn around and close the door, he was startled when he saw a person squatting in the corner.

After seeing that it was Yue Zhongyao, he lost his face and said, "Why are you squatting there? You're scaring people to death."

Yue Zhongyao straightened up, and said awkwardly: "I'll bring some things to Jinniang. These are new ones made by my father."

As he spoke, he raised the bamboo basket and other things in his hand.

Yun Jin glanced at him, but didn't speak.

He sneered and said: "Your family is also really strange. Your mother came to my cousin to give her a hard blow, but your father was a good man who made up a few baskets and sent them over. Why, do you think it will be all right? Pretend it never happened ?”

Yue Zhongyao opened and closed his mouth several times, but he couldn't say anything.Just standing in the corner cautiously.

He looked at him again.With a snort, he turned and went to the workshop.

Yun Jin looked at him, and said, "Don't go say hello to their wives either. Not to mention Jin Niang, even Wan'er doesn't want to see you now. Go in and put down your things, just go."

Yue Zhongyao was punched again sullenly in his heart.He lowered his head, picked up the basket and pushed open the door.

Sure enough, he came out after a while.

Yun Jin was still waiting at the door.Seeing him come out, he turned and closed the door.

"Go back."

Yue Zhongyao thought about it.Said: "There is nothing wrong at home, my cousin and I will go to the workshop to help."

Yun Jin gave him a fixed look.Turned around and left.

Yue Zhongyao turned his head to look at the place where his wife and daughter lived, just now he only looked at the main room twice in the courtyard, and didn't dare to go there.

Yue Zhongyao followed Yun Jin with his head buried low.

The two walked one behind the other without speaking, and arrived at the workshop within a few steps.

The Xia family was greeting the master and daughter of the workshop to have breakfast, but she didn't see Yue Zhongyao behind Yunjin. Seeing Yunjin, she hurriedly said, "Come and have breakfast. I made lean meat porridge today. I also made meat buns."

Then he turned around and asked Mrs. He: "After a while, you can bring breakfast to Jinniang and Wan'er."

He, like the masters in the workshop, held porridge in one hand and a meat bun in the other.He was enjoying his meal in the courtyard, and replied: "No need. Yesterday Jin Niang finished all the pots and stoves, and said that she will make them at home today."

Xia Shi muttered: "What else is there to do? I just do things easily. She also has a lot of things to do."

Turning around and seeing Yue Zhongyao, he was stunned.

Soon he raised his voice and said, "Zhongyao is here too? Have you had breakfast yet? Come and eat some with Yunjin."

The masters of the workshop also looked up to see him when they heard the voice. When He saw him, he snorted and buried his head in the porridge bowl again.

Yue Zhongyao was a little embarrassed and stood there in a daze.

Master He sighed, he couldn't be blamed for that matter after all.

Then he told Xia Shi: "Mother Xiaochun, make a bowl of porridge for Zhongyao, I'm afraid she came here so early without having breakfast."

Xia Shi glanced at her man, responded with a high voice, and went into the kitchen.

Yue Zhongyao took the meat porridge brought by Xia, and then a big meat bun, and thanked him.

Like the masters of the workshop, I found wooden stakes and wooden blocks in the yard and sat down.

The faint aroma of meat porridge filled his nostrils, making his stomach that hadn't been fed all day squirm.Eyes mist quickly, almost uncontrollable.

I glanced left and right, and found that no one was paying attention to him, so I buried my head in the bowl and started eating.

After breakfast, there was no need to be greeted by anyone. After the workers from the village came one after another, they also followed them to help, rushing to do any work.

Yue Zhongyao's popularity in the village is very good. Although he has an old lady who is not recruited, it does not prevent other people in the village from feeling good to him.

These workers also liked to work with him very much, after a while, Yue Zhongyao became like a fish in water in the workshop.

At Qiao Mingjin's house, since they had packed up and put it away yesterday, the three of them slept until midnight before getting up.

Qiao Mingjin ordered the noodles and made two poached eggs for the two children. After a simple breakfast, the three of them began to wash clothes and clean the courtyard.

Wan'er didn't need to be greeted by anyone. She took a small wooden bucket and a water ladle to the vegetable patch and chicken coop outside the yard to feed the vegetables and the hens that laid eggs.

After a while, the sound of carriage wheels outside the courtyard was heard. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)